Trustee Survey Paints Grim Budget Picture Over Next Year for Public Universities

About 80 percent of the governing boards of public universities say they are dealing with state budget cuts this year, according to a new survey conducted by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.

Trustees also said they are working extra hours to cope with the financial strains on their universities, and they have enacted or are considering hiring freezes, across-the-board budget cuts, layoffs, or postponement of campus construction projects.

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