UMaine System trustees oppose closing one of USM’s 3 campuses to solve budget woes - Nick McCrea, Bangor Daily News

The University of Maine System Board of Trustees said Wednesday that they are committed to keeping all three University of Southern Maine campuses open, the system announced in a news release. As the system weighs how to close USM’s $16 million structural gap for fiscal year 2016, the university launched a “strategic academic alignment of its programs” to close the gap and maintain affordability and student access. Last week, University of Southern Maine President David Flanagan announced a plan that would cut $6 million from the school’s budget by eliminating 50 faculty positions. http://bangordailynews.com/2014/10/15/education/umaine-system-trustees-oppose-closing-one-of-usms-3-campuses-to-solve-budget-woes/