THU PM Update: Former regent Atwell urges pause on UW branch closures as committee studies university’s financial position

From WisPolitics … 

— Former Universities of Wisconsin Regent Robert Atwell today questioned whether the closure of four branch campuses this year would actually help the universities’ financial situation. 

Two additional two-year campuses are slated to close in 2025 due to enrollment challenges.

“Stop closing campuses until we have a comprehensive decision about how we’re going to inves…