UNC-system and University officials worry about budget cuts to academic core - Elise Young, The Daily Tar Heel

In discussions regarding the UNC system’s inevitable reduction in state funding, administrators have repeatedly said that “protecting the academic core” remains their priority. But after four years of cuts totaling about $600 million, provosts and faculty at universities across the system indicate that the core has already been compromised, and it could be significantly damaged this year if the Republican leadership’s proposal to reduce funding by 17.4 percent is approved.