Universities to see new wave of budget cuts
According to the University of Maryland, College Park’s student newspaper, The Diamondback, additional budget cuts to the University System of Maryland are expected for the upcoming fiscal year.
For College Park, this means a cut in construction projects that are still in planning stages.
As for Towson University, vice president for administration and finance Jim Sheehan, said that he was uncertain about the effects the cut will have, and that there is no solid information yet.
There is a current deficit between $1.2 and $1.6 billion in the state, according to Sheehan, and budget cuts in the University System will not be enough to bridge this gap.
Sheehan said there would be no definite information until December or January, when Gov. Martin O’Malley will release an operating budget.
“Towson has taken steps to reduce its spending and prepare for larger cuts, [because it could] affect how many students can be admitted to the University and how many faculty can be hired to teach,” Sheehan said.
Though Sheehan would not speculate on how much tuition will increase, he said it is inevitable after O’Malley’s four-year tuition freeze.
This increase will benefit the University, but Sheehan said that in an attempt to keep higher education affordable for students, the University will not want to raise tuition any more than they must.
Share on Facebook
Share on Twitter
And does this surprise anyone? O’Malley raising tuition? It still amazes me how naive people are to believe all O’Malley’s lies… But I guess in today’s society, if you tell someone what they “want” to hear and not the truth you will get their vote… Be prepared for more layoffs, furloughs, salary freezes, and TUITION HIKES… We have to pay for the new Americans somehow…
Gee, I wonder if they cut entitlement programs would that help solve the budget problem??? Oh wait, that’s right, the recipients of the entitlement programs are the democratic voting base that would never happen. It’s up to the hard working, law abiding, and tax payers to take up the slack….
Keep on dancing to that ignorant song in your head, jojo.
O’Malley has kept tuition frozen for years. You do know that in-state tuition in Maryland is among the lowest in the country? Bob Caret has been quoted that he thinks tuition needs to be increased. Ehrlich would have done the same.
O’Malley ending the tuition freeze is actually something conservatives support. The cost of running a university, especially one the size of Towson, increases every year. As tuition has remained frozen, the percentage of the cost to education a student paid for by the state increases, which comes from tax dollars and fees. So if you aren’t too busy ignorantly ranting, O’Malley raising tuition actually is better for tax payers because it isn’t using their dollars to pay for public education.
As far as layoffs go, you’d think an anti-O’Malley conservative would be of the opinion that there already too many government bureaucrats making swollen salaries. These individuals are paid for by tax dollars (and tuition, which shouldn’t be increased, right?).
If you don’t want layoffs, furloughs, salary freezes or tuition hikes, where do you expect this money to come from? It comes from increased taxes (which you’d complain about) or the Fed would start printing money and drive up inflation (which you’d scream about). Simply put, you will find a way to bitch about anything.
Just can’t please some people.
Leave your response!
Year in Review
The Towerlight in Print
Check our print archives.
Categories
Weather
Archive
Resources
Used Cars
First Class Chauffeured Washington DC Limousine Service
Recent Comments