Of Course UNCG Faculty Oppose Academic Cuts
A months-long saga at UNC Greensboro is coming to a close. The chancellor announced roughly four months ago that some academic offerings would be re-evaluated, and, as of February 1,…
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Smart Cuts at West Virginia University
In the face of shrinking enrollment and a $45 million budget deficit, West Virginia University (WVU) has made the responsible decision to cut many low-productivity programs across the institution. Its…
Did You Know? COVID-19 Budget Cuts Hit Students and Profs, Not Admins
It only took a global pandemic to force public and private universities to cut their spending. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that about 650,000 jobs were cut in the…
Financial Warning Signs at NC Colleges Expose Existing Problems
Amid COVID-19, nearly every college—whether a community college or a four-year institution—is facing an unusually tight budget this year. As the economy takes a hard hit, key sources of higher…
Idaho’s Higher Education Earthquake?
Higher education reform will only come from the outside, probably from political reform. Or so we thought. Along came the coronavirus, also an outside force, that is upsetting the status…
Higher Education Will Never Be the Same—And That’s Not All Bad
The coronavirus, combined with the public and private reactions to it, has affected every aspect of Americans’ lives, including the ways they learn. From pre-K to graduate seminars, many classes…
There’s a silver lining in Scott Walker’s proposed $300M cut to the University of Wisconsin
Walker’s proposal would make every member of the UW system a public authority—a designation that would allow the state’s universities to take bureaucratic control of their own operations. This would effectively wash away the state’s control over major decisions such as tuition rates, hiring and firing practices, employee compensation, purchasing goods and materials, and construction projects.
Could UNC professors teach more?
Could UNC professors teach more?
How Much Do They Really Teach?
The UNC system’s official faculty teaching loads don’t add up.
How UNC Can Shrink Its Budget
North Carolina’s state appropriations must be cut, and here is one way.