Costs

American colleges and universities spend billions of dollars a year from state, federal, and private sources. The following articles identify ways to cut costs and ensure that public investment in higher education provides value to students, taxpayers, and society.

House releases budget proposal

Jun 4, 2004 · Shannon Blosser

RALEIGH – University of North Carolina system’s funding will be increased by more than $46 million, according to the House budget bill that was released Friday.

‘Price creep’ on chancellor pay extends from California to Carolina

May 20, 2004 · Jon Sanders

This spring Chancellor Marye Anne Fox surprised folks at North Carolina State University and the UNC system when she announced that she had accepted the chancellorship at the University of California at San Diego. It didn’t take long, however, for people at UNC to find an old foe to blame for Fox’s departure: low pay.

Legislators review proposed education budget

May 12, 2004 · Shannon Blosser

RALEIGH – Criticism of proposed cuts in community college funding was among the topics addressed by legislators during a meeting Wednesday on adjustments to the state’s education spending plans.

Legislators also addressed concerns regarding a proposed $27 million cut to the University of North Carolina system budget. The UNC system did receiving funding increases in the proposed budget, including $64 million due to increased enrollment.

Budget adjustment proposal released

May 11, 2004 · Shannon Blosser

Higher education spending in North Carolina would increase by nearly $112 million, according to budget figures presented during a Joint Appropriations Committee meeting May 11 at the Legislative Office Building.

Legislators ponder $64 million increase in UNC

Apr 29, 2004 · Shannon Blosser

CHAPEL HILL— Despite worries of it being “cut to the bone,” the budget for the University of North Carolina is expected to be a little larger by the time the General Assembly concludes its short session this year.

Forget ‘Economic Diversity,’ Let’s Hit the Books Instead

Apr 22, 2004 · George Leef

Teaching students takes a backseat to universities’ new emphasis on “economic diversity.”

Republicans, Democrats Differ Over Ideas for College Price Controls

Mar 23, 2004 · Shannon Blosser

Two rival bills currently under discussion in the House of Representative Education and Workforce Committee would get the federal government involved in the debate regarding higher education tuition increases.

UNC’s five-step process to carp about budget ‘cuts’

Mar 17, 2004 · Jon Sanders

Here we go again. For the UNC system, a struggling economy means budget cuts. So we will be told, repeatedly. But this is by now a familiar process.

Students: Tuition increases mean … we pay more!

Mar 1, 2004 · Jon Sanders

UNC schools are discussing raising tuition again, some schools by up to $300. For many UNC students, it is their first taste of hardship, and for many parents of UNC students, it could mean their last gasp at shielding their fledglings from hardship. “I may have to give up flying home,” says Weinlaud. “And if I drive to Florida for Spring Break, that’ll cut out two whole days of partying. It’s not fair!”

UNC-Chapel Hill suffers from a “raid”

Feb 25, 2004 · George Leef

It’s a UNC ritual. Whenever a professor decides to take a better offer at some other university, usually a private one with a vast endowment and enormous alumni contributions, the administration will bemoan the “loss” and express fear over a “crisis” if the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill can’t spend enough money to compete with the top-tier schools. When the little drama is over, the administrators will go back to their offices and hope that they’ve convinced a few more politicians that UNC-CH’s budget must be increased.