Monday, October 14, 2019

Job cuts feared as University of Minnesota Duluth aims to trim $5 million from budget next year - Brooks Johnson Star Tribune

The University of Minnesota Duluth will cut more than $5 million from its budget next year, a move that could cost 50 jobs and that faculty members fear will hit them hardest.  "When most of your budget comes from tuition and your enrollment has dropped, and the state isn’t appropriating more money to the university system, that’s clearly a problem,” said Stephen Keto, UMD vice chancellor for finance and operations. “Why don’t we rip the Band-Aid off and get this thing over with.”
http://www.startribune.com/university-of-minnesota-duluth-cutting-5-million-from-budget-next-year/563884402/