Budget cuts hurt university - Mississippi State Reflector Editorial

We do not necessarily find the idea of merging MSU and MUW objectionable as long as the quality of education does not suffer. Certainly, some money could be saved by not having to pay two sets of administrative salaries. Duplicate programs at both schools could be consolidated, which can raise quality and improve the university's stature to potential new students. While outgoing MUW President Claudia Limbert opposes the plan and MSU President Mark Keenum has yet to endorse or denounce it, the merger plan seems to be merely a smokescreen. Sure, cutting administrative costs will save money, but those salaries are a drop in the bucket of the entire state budget.