University lobbies state legislature for additional funding - Slade Rand, DM Online

The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning has lost more than $107 million in state-appropriated funding since July 2016, and the University of Mississippi has joined the fight to reel that money back into the state’s education budget. Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter visited the state Legislature with presidents from the seven other IHL-affiliated schools last month to request an additional $85 million be appropriated to the IHL this upcoming fiscal year. The IHL has gained 15,205 in full-time equivalent students across all eight schools since 2009, and lost $2,085 in appropriations per student. Vitter said the sought-after $85 million would bring the IHL’s budget closer to where it was two years ago, allow for faculty pay raises and reduce reliance on money generated from tuition. http://thedmonline.com/university-lobbies-state-legislature-additional-funding/