Editorial: OU administration needs to better communicate about the university budget - Athens Post

Even though the administration doesn’t peg the shrinking budget as a crisis, its persistent messaging toward faculty and students is not doing anything to relieve the fear. In fact, the fear faculty members have — a smaller budget, layoffs, department shrinkage — is now a mushroom cloud of near-panic. Faculty members are worried about job security, the fate of their departments and what that depletion means long-term. The Post reported on OU’s budget for fiscal year 2018 in August, and the numbers don’t lie. OU budgeted its operating results for $51 million, which toppled almost 50 percent from last year, when it forecasted $101 million. The budget froze raises for faculty and projected no new net revenue for this year, which is a cause for concern. http://www.thepostathens.com/article/2018/02/ohio-university-budget-editorial