U of A reels from $20M surprise cut
Staff layoffs likely as university copes with existing $59M deficit, provost says
Elise Stolte
Edmonton Journal
Thursday, February 18, 2010
An additional $20-million drop in funding for the University of Alberta will likely mean staff layoffs and fewer students on campus next year, says the provost.
The institution has been trying to balance a $59-million projected defi-cit since last fall, proposing $550 per student fees and unpaid holidays for staff. But administrators were handed an unexpected additional $20-million shortfall when the province cut funding targeted at new and growing programs in last week's budget...
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