Department chairs say classes will not be cut
As academic departments across the University gear up to prepare their tightened budgets for the upcoming fiscal year, some sacrifices may have to be made, but administrators and faculty said Monday that resources for scholarship and education will remain untouched.
Following the release of budget guidelines by the Provost’s Office on Friday, faculty and administrators said they expect to make the necessary cuts by reducing departmental social expenses and finding ways to eliminate or consolidate clerical tasks, though the precise shape the budgets will take remains uncertain. At...