Governor's proposed cuts would badly damage UNC system - UNC system President Erskine Bowles, Charlotte Observer

We are deeply disappointed in the magnitude of budget cuts the governor was forced by economic circumstances to recommend for the university, particularly since we have cut more than our fair share throughout this budget crisis. Over the past four years, we've made difficult changes to make sure we are using every state dollar as efficiently as possible. In the current fiscal year, the university took permanent budget cuts totaling $162.5 million, including the elimination of 935 positions. In order to protect our academic core, nine of every 10 eliminated positions were administrative jobs.