MU works in anticipation of future cuts: Budget officials draw scenarios - Janese Heavin, Columbia Daily Tribune,

The University of Missouri's budget office will begin meeting with department administrators starting tomorrow as the campus braces for cuts in state funding. Provost Brian Foster said MU's schools and colleges will be asked to consider several scenarios and offer feedback. The worst-case scenario -- being used for planning purposes only -- will look at the effects of a 13 percent cut in budgets over the next three years. MU expects to lose $10 million in state funding next fiscal year under a deal with Gov. Jay Nixon that freezes tuition in exchange for no more than a 5 percent cut to higher education.