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The Nebraska Board of Regents on June 20 approved a $3.46 billion budget and a 3.4 percent tuition increase for 2024-25 on a 6 to 2 vote. (Click here for budget documents that were distributed to the Regents.) Regent Kathy… Read moreRegents approve $3.46 billion budget for 2024-25
The Board of Regents eliminated 17 degrees or programs on three Nebraska University campuses at the April 19 meeting, but the cuts had little to no impact on faculty. Five University of Nebraska-Lincoln programs or degrees were eliminated; four were… Read moreRegents cut 17 degrees or program but few faculty affected
The Faculty Senate narrowly approved a motion April 2 to create the Faculty Budget Committee, which will advise the administration on budget matters and expand faculty access to and knowledge of campus budgeting processes. Sarah Zuckerman, an associate professor of… Read moreSenate votes to create committee to advise on budget
An interview with Mark Bee, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior and Chair of the University Senate and Faculty Senate Consultative Committees at the University of Minnesota. In “Five Things You Should Know About College Presidents,” posted last week, guest… Read moreSetting Up a New President for Success: Shared Governance in Action at the University of Minnesota
The University of Nebraska presidential search received much media attention after University of Nebraska–Lincoln Athletics Director Trev Alberts abruptly resigned on March 13, 2024. Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen issued a “call to action” one day later urging the university’s governing… Read moreFive Things You Should Know About College Presidents
The following proposal was put before the Faculty Senate on March 5, 2024 by Prof. Zuckerman. See our full coverage of this meeting. The Faculty Senate shall create a Faculty Budget Committee (FBC) to advise the administration on all budget-related matters…. Read moreFaculty Budget Committee Proposal
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln was ousted from the Association of American Universities in 2011, the first university to suffer that fate. At the March 5 Faculty Senate meeting, Chancellor Rodney Bennett said the task of regaining membership in the AAU… Read moreChancellor describes long road to rejoining AAU
Editor’s Note: In this post, part of our series on Shared Governance in Action, guest contributor Spoma Jovanovic, Professor Emerita at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro, digs into an exciting possibility for expanding shared governance in budgeting decisions… Read moreParticipatory Budgeting: A New Possibility for Shared Governance in Action
An interview with Clint Wallace, Associate Professor of Law and Chair of the Faculty Budget Committee at the University of South Carolina. This interview is part of our series on shared governance in action. In our last installment of Shared… Read moreA Blueprint for Faculty Engagement: Shared Governance in Action at the University of South Carolina
An interview with Pete Jones, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration and chair of the Faculty Senate Finance Committee at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. This interview is part of our series on shared governance in action…. Read moreDon’t Tell Me Your Priorities, Show Me Your Budget: Shared Governance in Action at the University of Alabama – Birmingham
