UConn Budget Could Mean Larger Classes, Fewer Advisers, Revisiting Tuition Hike For Fall 2019 - Kathleen Megan, Courant

“We have been leaving positions open. We’ve been enrolling more students, hiring fewer faculty and staff and that means increased class size, that means less academic support and other supports for students,” Jordan told the board. “We believe that the experience at UConn continues to be an excellent experience, but again we are concerned for the future.” The trustees approved a $1.36 billion budget for the university and its regional campuses and a $1.047 billion budget for UConn Health, which faces many of the same financial constraints, particularly the burden of high fringe benefit costs. UConn Says Grim Financial Picture Could Mean Revisiting Tuition Hikes Jordan explained that the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 is $35.2 million more than the previous year, largely because of a $27.9 million increase in the cost of fringe benefits. http://www.courant.com/education/hc-uconn-trustees-budget-20180627-story.html