UNK budget reduction recommendations submitted to Chancellor

KEARNEY, Neb. — The University of Nebraska at Kearney Faculty Advisory Committee submitted its budget reduction recommendations to UNK Chancellor Doug Kristensen.

UNK STUDENTS PROTEST AS BUDGET CUTS THREATEN THE TERMINATION OF MANY MAJOR DEPARTMENTS

The cause of the budget cut was a fifty-eight million dollar shortfall within the University of Nebraska System toward the end of September. UNK announced a draft for budget reduction proposing to cut 30 positions and eliminate degrees such as Journalism, Theatre, and Geography.

A total of 15 faculty positions would be cut.

UNK STUDENTS PROTEST AS BUDGET CUTS AT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY

Three areas of study would be eliminated based on these recommendations while other fields of study would have to be re-worked into emphasis areas, allowing students to earn a degree rather than having to choose a different university.

The budget cuts over the past two decades have limited UNK's fiscal flexibility, meaning any more cuts will have a more direct effect on student experience than they have in the past.

Updates will be posted as they become available.