University of Nebraska unveils 'serious' cuts ahead of state budget hearing - 1011now

Seven University of Nebraska-Lincoln academic, research and extension programs will be identified for potential closure or deep cuts when university leaders appear before the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee Feb. 14 for a budget hearing, Chancellor Ronnie Green has announced. Green and other leaders notified personnel affiliated with the programs Feb. 12 that their programs would be among potential budget cuts to be offered to the Legislature during the hearing. Because the proposal cuts are being announced ahead of usual shared-governance procedures, Green also informed the university’s Academic Planning Committee of the proposal. “They aren’t being eliminated at this point — they are just proposals,” Green said. “But there’s no way to dice it. This is serious business.” http://www.1011now.com/content/news/University-unveils-serious-cuts-ahead-of-state-budget-hearing--473864863.html