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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Truly.
Michigan student loan averages drop. No impact to education but big drop in progressive indoctrination.
Are they closing the Lesbian Dance Theory Class too??
They held a university and no one showed up!!!! I guess they could just fold up shop and refer the potential students to community college where they could learn to code.
Several reasons:
1. 39 million people out of work - where’s tuition going to come from?
2. Who wants to pay full freight for online classes?
3. Who wants to live on petri dish college campuses?
This will happen nationwide. Community colleges and satellite campuses will take up the slack.
I hope it translates to a lot of filthy liberal academics losing their jobs.
are they saying that they need a billion for the administration?...
that’s the thing....no govt entitiy has layed off anyone...they all got they’re fat checks and bennies.....
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