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UW-Milwaukee announces closure of Waukesha campus in 2025, citing declining enrollment

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will close its Waukesha campus at the end of the spring 2025 semester.

At a Monday news conference, UW-Milwaukee chancellor Mark Mone cited declining enrollment, shifting demographics and budgetary issues as reasons for the closure, which was made under a directive from Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman.