The University of Alaska approved a plan to consolidate its three campuses underneath a single university after the state legislature did not override proposed budget cuts from the governor’s office.
Topic: budget cuts
University of Alaska Panics after State Legislature did not Override Budget Cuts
The University of Alaska system is at a crucial crossroads, thanks to proposed budget cuts by the Republican governor.
Faculty Unrest at Wisconsin University over Budget Cuts
Apparently, faculty members at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point may not comprehend that budget cuts are inevitable at some universities. Faculty members announced they are seeking the ouster of the university’s chancellor and provost because…
Mizzou Student Body President: ‘Founding Fathers’ would’ve been Proud of Racial Protests
Misses’ student body president claimed the Founding Fathers would’ve been proud of their controversial protests, which paralyzed the campus and may have led to decreased student enrollment.
Mizzou Slashing Administration Positions, but is Silent on One Administrator’s Disappearance from Website
Mizzou has cut administrative positions due to budget cuts, but it will not comment on where a college administrator is working after her name disappeared from the college website.
University of Oregon to Cut 31 Jobs from Humanities and Foreign Language Programs
The University of Oregon is cutting 21 non-tenure track positions and 10 staff member positions in foreign language and humanities to balance their budget.
Aquinas College Plans Deep Cuts, Will Go Back to Main Programs
Aquinas College, run by the Dominican sisters of the Roman Catholic Church, will be scaling back its faculty and programs in order to focus on its bread-and-butter programs, such as nursing. The small Catholic college saw that by expanding its programs, faculty and residence halls, it was running a budget deficit.
College Bureaucracies Grew 15% during the Great Recession, while Budgets and Tuition Rose
From The Hechinger Report: Even if some system offices are finally taking over functions once left to the campuses, any widespread savings — as measured by collective reductions in positions and spending — have yet…
Enrollment Doesn’t Really Matter, say Western Illinois Faculty
Western Illinois University is going to cut at least four disciplines due to state budget cuts, but some faculty worry that it won’t create well-rounded students.
Missouri GOP Candidates for Governor Pledge to Cut Funding to Mizzou
Wow, but what’s interesting is that one candidate said he’d restore funding if the university severed ties to Planned Parenthood: At a gubernatorial debate Thursday night, all but one of the Republican candidates endorsed cuts…
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University of Louisiana-Lafayette Updates Free Speech Policy after Criticism from Student Group
Virginia State University has Vague Wording of “Public Morals” in Handbook
China to Suspend Advanced Placement History Tests by 2020
Hollywood Criticizes Bowling Green State University for Changing Theater Building Name
Cal Poly Professor Created Attendance App by Using GPS Location Data
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Why Angela Davis Should Remember the Jonestown Massacre
Not that anyone should forget but the revolutionary radical turned credentialed academic has a special reason to remember the mass suicide/homicide that occurred 40 years ago in the country of Guyana on November 18, 1978.
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Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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