<p>"ALBANY -- Hundred of jobs and several arts, humanities and language programs could get the axe at SUNY."</p>
<p>That's the headline in a story making news in the Albany media yesterday. I hope this isn't just the tip of the iceberg threatening the SUNY system but I don't see how similar reductions can be avoided at the other campuses. See the full report here:</p>
<p>I think most of the SUNYs have been hit hard by the budget cuts but UB is going ahead with their “UB 2020” plan and just announced the hiring of 57 new tenure-eligible profs:</p>
<p>[New</a> faculty hiring remains strong - UB Reporter](<a href=“http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/2010_09_30/new_faculty]New”>Welcome to nginx!)</p>
<p>UB’s President Simpson announced his retirement almost immediately after the budget passed in August and discussed progress made during a recent address:</p>
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<p>The cuts are hitting all the SUNY campuses equally. It would be completely disingenuous to imply Buffalo or any other campus is immune. Actually, Albany is only cutting the majors not the ability to take classes. You can still take Italian or Russian classes. By the way, they are cutting the majors because of lack of interest. How many students applied to be a Russian major last year?</p>
<p>What are you reading ATL? I did not imply that Buffalo hadn’t been hit hard…the quoted text from President Simpson clearly states that their budget was cut was by $60M! I was only commenting that they had been hiring and remain determined to go forward with the UB2020 plan! UB has taken HUGE funding cuts over the past few years…I don’t know how they’ve managed to expand programs at the same time but, as a UB parent, I’ve followed this quite closely. As you will recall, they originated the push to allow SUNYs to set separate tuition rates and schedule for fair and predictable increases, among other things, and actually keep tuition, instead of having it swept into the General Fund…a plan that all of the SUNYs pushed for, and that student groups, many legislators, and even the governor agreed with! While that proposal narrowly missed being approved last summer, the 2020 plan involves new public-private partnerships that should have a great economic impact for Western NY. All of the SUNYs have a great untapped potential to benefit their regions and I do think that UB should be commended for remaining committed to this plan, despite the lack of state financial support. As far as their new hiring goes, this may only indicate that they had more profs take advantage of early retirement incentives that were offered last year than Albany did.</p>
<p>Btw, I have since read of program cuts at many of the SUNYs - Plattsburgh, Geneseo, etc. - and they have cited the funding cuts, not lack of interest, as the cause.</p>
<p>I’m worried that things are going to get worse before they get better. We’ve got a tremendous budget gap and many battles ahead. Unfortunately, SUNY is an easy target which is just the wrong area to target in my opinion.</p>
<p>Nice prediction lmao</p>
<p>Yes it looks like they are moving ahead with searches but who in their right mind would take a SUNY job right now. Anyone who could go anyplace else would and should. </p>