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Faculty & Staff

Cal State System, Faculty Union Reach Tentative Agreement

SAN FRANCISCO — California State University officials and the union that represents campus faculty members say they have reached a tentative salary agreement that has postponed a five-day system-wide strike scheduled to start next week. The California Faculty Association and the Cal State system said in a joint announcement Thursday that details of the preliminary […]

April 7, 2016

Students

Chicago State Backs Off Request that Employees Turn in Keys

CHICAGO ― Chicago State University backtracked Wednesday from a plan to collect keys from faculty and staff members, instead announcing that it would take an inventory of keys that might have to be collected should layoffs be necessary amid the state’s financial crisis. Administrator Aleshia Renee Terry had asked deans on Monday to begin collecting […]

March 30, 2016

Students

Chicago State U. Students Left Adrift Amid Budget Impasse

The uncertainty surrounding the south Chicago institution’s future can be demoralizing, CSU students said.

March 27, 2016

Students

Delaware State Cutting 23 Degree-granting Programs

Delaware State University, the sole historically Black public college in Delaware, is “deactivating” 23 degree granting programs it identified as low enrollment.

March 14, 2016

Students

Central Oregon College Tries Other Tactics to Fill New Dorm

BEND, Ore. ― Central Oregon Community College is trying new marketing strategies and reducing rates to draw more students to a new residence hall that remains about one-third empty. College officials had high hopes for the $21 million, 330-bed hall. But the building opened in September only 76 percent full and is now down to […]

March 13, 2016

Students

Morehead State to Furlough Faculty, Staff for 5 days

MOREHEAD, Ky. ― Morehead State University President Wayne Andrews says faculty and staff at the eastern Kentucky school will be furloughed without pay March 21-25 due to economic woes. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Andrews sent a campus-wide email Thursday announcing the move, which will occur on spring break. He blamed declining enrollment and proposed state […]

March 10, 2016

Leadership & Policy

University of Missouri Announces Budget Cuts, Hiring Freeze

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― University of Missouri leaders say the school will use a hiring freeze and 5 percent budget reduction to close a projected $32 million shortfall. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports interim Chancellor Hank Foley sent out a memo on Wednesday saying the moves are necessary because of a sharp drop in first-year enrollment […]

March 9, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Relationship between U of Missouri, Lawmakers on the Mend

Tensions between the University of Missouri System and state legislative leaders appear to be dying down after months of turbulent talk and threats of budget cuts following protests at the Columbia campus.

March 6, 2016

News Roundup

Falling Lottery Sales Pinch College Scholarships in 8 States

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ― The ticket-buying frenzy that erupted over January’s $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot wasn’t enough to reverse a long-running trend: Proceeds from lottery games aren’t keeping pace with the higher education costs they were supposed to pay. Now lawmakers in at least eight states have made or are considering making dramatic cuts to scholarship […]

March 2, 2016

Students

Funds Cut for Guard Program at 3 Oklahoma Universities

OKLAHOMA CITY ― Budget cuts could end an Oklahoma National Guard leadership program that’s offered at three state universities. Southwestern Oklahoma State University President Randy Beutler announced last week that the university will terminate the Guard Officer Leadership Program at the end of the semester due to federal budget cuts. There are currently programs at […]

March 1, 2016

Students

Chicago State to End School Year Early to Save Money

CHICAGO ― Chicago State University has told students and faculty that it was eliminating spring break and shortening the semester because it may have to close down because of a lack of funding amid the prolonged stalemate over a state budget. In a memo to faculty and students on Tuesday, university President Thomas Calhoun said […]

February 24, 2016

Students

Budget plan would cut $8M from University of Missouri system

By Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri lawmaker proposes cutting $8 million from the University of Missouri system roiled by recent race-related protests at its Columbia campus. The possible cuts were rolled out Tuesday by Republican House Budget Chairman Tom Flanigan of Carthage. The cuts include reducing funding to the Columbia campus by […]

February 23, 2016