gotgame75 said:
Copper Griz said:
griznative24 said:
LOL when will it stop?! No, seriously, when is this going to stop.
It isn't going to stop and the problem is not exclusive to the U of M. Higher education is in trouble and frankly, it is downright unaffordable for many kids and families these days.
Agreed, but capable leadership would certainly lessen the blow and this is definitely something we are not getting. Royce is in so far over his head that it'd be laughable if it weren't so sad and pathetic.
Just a quick google search, here's the first three pages of articles on schools affected by budget cuts. All the stories are from 2016.
Nationally
http://www.cbpp.org/research/state-budget-and-tax/years-of-cuts-threaten-to-put-college-out-of-reach-for-more-students
http://www.cbpp.org/research/state-budget-and-tax/funding-down-tuition-up
All Illinois state universities
http://www.marketplace.org/2016/03/14/education/illinois-cuts-funding-its-public-universities
Wyoming
http://www.powelltribune.com/news/item/14871-new-uw-president-must-make-23-million-in-budget-cuts-before-july-1
All Kansas state universities
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/05/23/kansas-cuts-criticized-hurting-large-research-universities
All Louisiana state universities
http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/01/louisiana_college_cuts.html
http://hechingerreport.org/the-devastating-impact-in-the-state-thats-cut-higher-education-the-most/
University of California
https://www.goodcall.com/news/university-of-california-audit-sparks-debate-over-out-of-state-students-state-budget-cuts-05506
Kentucky universities
http://www.wcpo.com/news/education/bevin-orders-knetucky-college-university-budgets-cut-by-45-percent
http://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article71185627.html
Oklahoma universities
http://m.newsok.com/article/5482710
Wisconsin universities
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/superior/4006102-budget-cuts-strain-already-stressed-uw-superior
Virginia universities
http://www.wvea.org/content/wva-colleges-make-cuts-deal-less-taxpayer-funding
North Dakota
http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/education/3983046-update-difficult-decisions-ahead-und-job-and-program-cuts-possible-schafer
Texas
http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2016/04/11/universities-must-find-alternative-sources-of-funding-in-light-of-state-budget-cuts
Alaska
http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Hundreds-to-lose-jobs-at-University-of-Alaska-due-to-budget-cuts-president-says-378877941.html
Australian universities
http://www.australianetworknews.com/australian-government-faces-criticism-budget-cuts-university-funding-system/