Post by @ProfBellamy on Jul 7, 2011 18:41:23 GMT -5
If did not already have enough of a reason to give back, we're dealing with more budget cuts.
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — The University of North Carolina system is sharing the pain of a $414 million budget cut lawmakers told them to divide, deciding Thursday that the state's flagship campus should take the biggest hit.
University leaders warned three months ago that a budget cut of this size would result in about 9,000 fewer course offerings and the loss of 1,500 faculty jobs statewide.
Legislators ordered in the $19.7 billion state budget that the spending cuts averaging 16 percent couldn't be applied across the board. Lawmakers also protected some favored programs, such as turfgrass research at N.C. State and a nanoengineering school shared by N.C. A&T and UNCG.
If you are really into numbers check out www.northcarolina.edu/bog/index.php and view the pre-meeting materials for the meeting dealing with current operations.