UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA.. and Budget Issues

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia. — Centers and institutes located at the University of Iowa face severe cuts and possible closure if their main focus has little to do with student learning, research or economic development, President Bruce Harreld said Thursday during the Iowa Board of Regents meeting. Harreld declined to name the centers or institutes but was blunt on why leaders of at the University's 12 colleges are conducting a thorough review of the cost to operate the programs: “Since the state is no longer providing the same level of support it did a generation ago, we can no longer perform various activities the state asked us to perform in the past,” Harreld told regents. “We cannot let student tuition subsidize the various activities the state of Iowa no longer funds.” Harreld’s comments came after discussions about raising tuition rates for the 2018-19 school year and the need to provide students with additional financial support. Bolton, Kathy. "University of Iowa officials consider closing centers, institutes in reaction to state budget cuts" Des Moines Register April 12, 2018 Web 24May 2018 Although it is sad, it is comforting to know that there are other people going through what I am going through in education. And I cannot leave now. I get to shelve by myself on Fridays.