Gov budget cuts 10% from SUNY funding; Students lobby for tuition increase

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<p>This from UB:</p>

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo released his executive budget proposal. It calls for deep reductions in state spending, and includes a 10 percent cut to SUNY's operating budget. These proposed cuts will make it even more difficult for us to continue to provide an excellent and accessible education to our students, advance our academic enterprise and enrich our communities. </p>

<p>...the Governor has introduced legislation that would provide support for two of the three policy reforms we have sought through the Public Higher Education Empowerment and Innovation Act: those related to procurement and to public-private partnerships. While the key cornerstone of this reform package -- implementing a rational tuition policy -- is not part of the executive budget proposal at this time, we will continue working with Albany to secure this critical reform, and toward the eventual enactment of all of these legislative reforms, which are vitally important for the future of our university, our region and our state.

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<p>President</a> John B. Simpson Releases Message to Campus Community Regarding Gov. Cuomo's Executive Budget Proposal - UB NewsCenter</p>

<p>Meanwhile, SUNY students are protesting the defeat of the proposed tuition increase in the last budget, fearing further delay will cause huge increases and program cuts.</p>

<p>SUNY</a> students support tuition increases - City & Region - The Buffalo News</p>

<p>Let the games begin in Albany...hopefully they won't be wrangling this out til August again and, for the sake of our students, let's hope someone there can see beyond the next election and will actually listen to SUNY students and parents!</p>

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<p>Thanks for posting this. It’s early going no doubt and the process will evolve, or crumble, as time passes. Unfortunately for many of us Albany watchers, these items are put off till the last minute and decided in the middle of the night.</p>

<p>Any word from Chancellor Zimpher? I haven’t heard much from her since the last crushing defeat.</p>

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<p>I know she’s been on a tour through the state, last think I heard re the SUNY response to budget woes is that the new plan is to have the campuses compete for aid :eek:</p>

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<p>This is *so *frustrating. I don’t understand why SUNY prices are so much lower than other publics- there’s so much potential here! Geneseo’s budget cuts in particular were outrageous.</p>