Posted on 03/10/2016 8:05:05 AM PST by SeekAndFind
University of Missouri, one of the original flashpoints of protests at colleges across the country, is reaping a bitter harvest this coming year as freshman enrollment and retention of existing students will be down by 1500, according to an email sent by the interim Chancellor Hank Foley. Foley replaced Chancellor R. Bowen Liftin who resigned under pressure from protestors.
Not only is Freshman enrollment down 20%, but upper class students are leaving the school in droves. This has created a budget shortfall of $32 million.
Columbia Tribune:
“I am writing to you today to confirm that we project a very significant budget shortfall due to an unexpected sharp decline in first-year enrollments and student retention this coming fall,” Foley wrote in the memo addressed “Dear university community.”
At the Regional Economic Development Inc. Board of Directors meeting Wednesday, Vice Chancellor for Operations Gary Ward discussed the university’s budget situation.
A 5 percent budget cut would eliminate about $20 million from the budget, still leaving the university with a $10 million shortfall. He emphasized the decline was independent from legislative threats to cut state funding. On Tuesday, the Missouri House cut $1 million from the campus' allocation of state money and $7.6 million from UM System administrative funding. The measure still needs a final vote and consideration in the Senate.
“Realize most of our expenses are people,” Ward said. Take “$32 million, and look at an average salary of $40,000, $50,000, and we’re talking about hundreds and hundreds of positions impacted.”
The hiring freeze will only allow jobs “absolutely necessary to the mission” to be filled, Foley wrote. “Decisions to add faculty or staff must be exceptional, but will be left to the discretion of the deans, vice chancellors, vice provosts and the director of athletics.”
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I hope they fold completely.
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Same. The president turned out to be a complete squish.
Glad to hear it. How are white students supposed to be indoctrinated properly if they feel threatened by the very people they’ve been oppressing for so long?
Forgot the ~sarc
Best thing that could happen, want to be politically correct and let the cesspool mentality run the College. Reap what you sow!!
Good. Totalitarian leftist thugs.
Keep those priorities in order.
Wise leadership would have fired the football coach, pulled the football scholarships, and banned political correctness. But the institution was sadly lacking in senior leadership.
If students wanted to attend a #BlackLiveMatter university I am sure they could of went to crappy HBCUs in MO.
” reaping a bitter harvest”
Couldn’t have said it better. Of course in this country today it’s a real possibility future students will be FORCED to attend there to make things “even” or be labeled as some sort of “IST” racist, sexist etc.
Finally, something that Trump and Cruz supporters can both rejoice over.
De chikens done cum home to roost! The only thing that would be better than this is if the place were to go under completely!
I bet the alumni have also cut off most donations
Students who value an education matter. The crap from last fall is having an impact. Missouri is losing students, some competent faculty, all the while spending more on diversity education, student counseling for those offended by micro aggressions, and dealing with an incompetent administration.
The place needs a complete makeover from Board to Administration. Concentrate on real academic achievement rather than feel-good social programs Make your university great again!
So many bad decisions - including joining the SEC.
Next to being able to fit into my old high school jeans this morning, this is the second best thing of today. Who wants to attend a school with loudmouth activist d-bags for classmates and moreover who wants the school on their resume?
I think a FReeper would say that this is the example of the market in action.
Too Leftist to fail.
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