PolitiQuote

Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Patrick Testin: “Our university systems have become something for everyone…”

Featuring: Patrick Testin, Republican | President pro tempore, Wisconsin Senate

Watch on YouTube

Campaign 2024_ Sen. Patrick Testin (R) Stevens Point - Incumbent Candidate for 24th Senate District

Published | Video Starts at 07:17

But one of the challenges that I see as we've seen declining enrollments in a number of our universities is that one of the challenges that we've had over the last 50 years is that Our university systems have become something for everyone, leading to many departments with few students enrolled. in that. And when the system was initially created back in the 70s, you would have your two flagship universities like Madison, like UW Milwaukee, and your 13 satellite schools that would specialize in key areas. (07:17–07:31)

CLAIM

Asserts that the university systems have diversified too much, resulting in under-enrolled departments.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.


Patrick Testin

Discover more from

Patrick Testin

Report A Transcription Error

Please report any error in the automated transcription.

About PolitiQuote

PolitiQuote is a civic library index to statements made by politicians in publicly available video records. The index is created automatically from transcripts, with no editorial oversight or analysis. Highlighted quotes are selected by AI. Words may be added in parentheses to offer context for the quote. There may be errors in the transcription and display, so listen to the video to ensure accuracy.

PolitiQuote is a service of Gigafact Foundation, a nonpartisan nonprofit advancing facts and information transparency, community by community.

Visit gigafact.org to learn more.