North Dakota University System told to brace for more budget cuts - Patrick Springer, Grand Forks Herald

North Dakota University System officials were warned to brace for cuts in the next two-year budget that likely will go deeper than the 10 percent reduction they're now planning to handle. State agencies were told to plan budgets for 2017-19 that are 10 percent lower than appropriations for the current biennium—reductions that are combined with 6.55 percent cuts in the current budget. The probability of increased austerity measures, and the need for ongoing efficiency and collaboration at the state's 11 campuses, loomed over discussions at the State Board of Higher Education meeting here Thursday, Sept. 29, on the University of North Dakota campus. http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/4126081-north-dakota-university-system-told-brace-more-budget-cuts