In May 2026 the UW-Plattville campus at Baraboo will close its doors. It’s the 13th UW branch campus to close since 2023. On the show today’s we’re joined by Wisconsin State Representative Karen DeSanto to talk about how this closure will impact the constituents of her district and by Neil Kraus who discusses the flawed messaging the UW System is sending about enrollment, its budget, and the need for AI and tech in education.

Featured image of the UW Platteville-Baraboo Sauk County campus and buildings via Wikimedia Commons (CC0 1.0).