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 … Continue reading “Smart Cuts at West Virginia University”
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 … Continue reading “Did You Know? COVID-19 Budget Cuts Hit Students and Profs, Not Admins”
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 … Continue reading “Financial Warning Signs at NC Colleges Expose Existing Problems”
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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 … Continue reading “Higher Education Will Never Be the Same—And That’s Not All Bad”
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?
The UNC system’s official faculty teaching loads don’t add up.
North Carolina’s state appropriations must be cut, and here is one way.
College leaders and professors who appear more interested in themselves than in education are doing great harm.