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Michigan’s Public Universities Face $1 Billion in Losses Due to Chinese Virus
Breitbart ^ | May 21 2020 | TOM CICCOTTA

Posted on 05/21/2020 1:22:40 PM PDT by knighthawk

Michigan’s universities are facing significant losses as a result of the Chinese virus pandemic. One estimate suggests that public universities in Michigan will lose a total of $1 billion as a result of the pandemic.

According to a report by the College Fix, public universities and colleges in the state of Michigan will lose approximately $1 billion as a result of the Chinese virus pandemic. “There are no simply no revenues coming in at this point,” Dan Hurley, the president of the Michigan Association of State Universities, said in a comment.

Many universities and colleges furloughed employees in April to compensate for losses incurred during the spring semester. Western Michigan University President Edward Montgomery announced on May 11 that a “substantial number” of employees would be laid off as a result of budgetary issues.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; michigan; universities
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1 posted on 05/21/2020 1:22:40 PM PDT by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

Sue China.


2 posted on 05/21/2020 1:24:04 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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To: knighthawk

Hahahahahahahaha! Thanks Witchmer!


3 posted on 05/21/2020 1:24:28 PM PDT by FrdmLvr
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Would’t it be special to see all of those smug self-satisfied close-minded leftist academics laid off.


4 posted on 05/21/2020 1:24:49 PM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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To: knighthawk

University of Michigan endowment is around 12 billion alone.


5 posted on 05/21/2020 1:25:21 PM PDT by EEGator
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“University of Michigan endowment is around 12 billion alone.”

And as a Buckeye fan, I’m glad they quit spending it on football.


6 posted on 05/21/2020 1:26:44 PM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To: knighthawk

Losses due to non appearance of students ?


7 posted on 05/21/2020 1:26:49 PM PDT by mosesdapoet (mosesdapoet aka L.J.Keslin posting here for the record hoping somebody might read and pass around)
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To: knighthawk

Cool.


8 posted on 05/21/2020 1:30:29 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: knighthawk

If the demoncrats cannot see the writing on the wall, all across the country, after all this, then they are truly mentally afflicted, but we knew that already. Some how they are blind to cognitive dissonance. The results of their votes and actions stares them in the mirror everyday, yet they are blind to it. Yep, liberalism truly is a mental disease.


9 posted on 05/21/2020 1:30:38 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: knighthawk

The Prof of Puppetry in Ancient Europe could lose his job? Even if he has tenure? This is critical!


10 posted on 05/21/2020 1:30:41 PM PDT by Voltage
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To: knighthawk

More likely LACK of Sports events to fund their University.
I read a WSJ article about 7 years ago that indicated this is the REAL reason Universities have sporting events.

They need the $$$ to stay afloat.


11 posted on 05/21/2020 1:31:12 PM PDT by Zathras
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Just the excuse they needed not to lose to OSU.. again.


12 posted on 05/21/2020 1:31:41 PM PDT by pnut22
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LOL.


13 posted on 05/21/2020 1:37:12 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: knighthawk
There is “BIG OIL”, etc and also “BIG UNIVERITYS”
14 posted on 05/21/2020 1:38:04 PM PDT by Mark (Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? -Homer Simpson)
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To: knighthawk

What does any intelligent human think with a fool communists Democrat for a governor.


15 posted on 05/21/2020 1:51:15 PM PDT by Logical me
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To: knighthawk

Time to tighten your college belts and downsize.


16 posted on 05/21/2020 1:54:57 PM PDT by wetgundog
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Federal, state and local governments do not lay any one off and send out full tax bills. Seems to me they probably should lay off the same percentage of private employees who lose their jobs.

Universities have many non-essential courses, administrators and employees. They need to significantly tighten their belts too. On line study is going to crush them.

17 posted on 05/21/2020 2:03:23 PM PDT by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: knighthawk

Hahaha. Maybe the LIBs/Leftists there could go into their endowment to make up the “loss”, cut staff salaries and benefits, cut professors’ salaries and benefits, riff some people and so forth. Who cares?


18 posted on 05/21/2020 2:15:34 PM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp???)
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Uh-oh! Looks like they may need to drop Comparitive Gender Studies and the associated degrees due to cutbacks....

NOT.EVER.


19 posted on 05/21/2020 2:16:40 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi
"Sue China."

Maybe they can get China to pay them reparations.

20 posted on 05/21/2020 2:25:25 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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