Faculty members agree with the administration on cutting 28 programs but are fighting to keep 14 others alive. More cuts may be on the horizon for the state university system.
Budget Cuts
Budget Cuts
Feb 18, 2022
Faculty members agree with the administration on cutting 28 programs but are fighting to keep 14 others alive. More cuts may be on the horizon for the state university system.
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December 16, 2020
Colleges in states that rely on oil revenue are struggling to hold on after the pandemic collided with an oil bust.
December 14, 2020
The College of Saint Rose, University of Evansville and Marquette University are seeing massive academic cuts. Officials point to ongoing demographic trends. Faculty grieve and fight back.
August 6, 2020
Across-the-board cuts and salary freezes won’t make colleges sustainable. It’s time to adopt a strategic framework for financial decision making, write Tammy Kolbe and Rick Staisloff.
October 16, 2018
The private historically black institution in Georgia says it will seek a new accreditor after a federal judge rules that a regional agency can withdraw its stamp of approval, blocking access to federal financial aid.
August 16, 2016
How can a process more and more administrations are embracing be supported by professors? Or are they right that the process is really about eliminating programs that aren't seen as rainmakers?
September 28, 2015
Concerns among policy makers and the public are mounting over reductions in state spending on public higher education, but what's missing is a serious conversation about whether those cuts are fairly distributed, write Sara Goldrick-Rab and Tammy Kolbe.
March 12, 2015
State officials' decision to completely cut funding for some community colleges is unprecedented.
October 29, 2013
One North Carolina university, prodded by the state, may kill its history, political science and physics majors, among others.
March 13, 2013
Weak revenue streams, particularly investment returns, are putting pressure on debt service obligations at private colleges, meaning programs and other costs could be cut.