Colleges and universities have become so bloated in recent decades that this seems justified.
MLive reports:
University of Michigan, MSU face huge funding cuts under House Republican budgetMichigan House Republicans want to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in public university funding and withhold even more money if these institutions don’t cut DEI programs or track student immigration status.House Republicans outlined those cuts in their $2.4 billion higher education budget plan unveiled Wednesday morning, June 11. The plan was advanced out of the Michigan House Appropriations Committee along party lines, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed.The plan would hit Michigan State University and the University of Michigan the hardest and likely face resistance in the Democratic-controlled Senate, which has passed a budget that would increase university funding.The chambers are required to agree on a budget by July 1.About $335 million in state funding would be cut for UM’s Ann Arbor campus, a decrease of 91.6% from current funding levels, leaving them with $30.6 million in state funding under the plan.For MSU, $237.4 million in state funding would be cut, a decrease of 72.6% from current funding levels, leaving the university with $89.4 million in state funding under the plan.State Rep. Greg Markkanen, R-Hancock, said the budget would cut the most from MSU and UM and then distribute those dollars to the state’s 13 other universities. The cuts to MSU and UM were based on the size of their endowments.“Michigan’s largest universities have been getting way more than their fair share for far too long,” Markkanen said. “Our plan sets things right by trimming the fat off MSU and U of M and distributing that funding amongst our 13 other remarkable universities.”However, all of Michigan’s public universities would see cuts of significant but varying degrees under the plan, according to the House Fiscal Agency.Those cuts include $11.8 million less in funding for Wayne State University, a 5.1% decrease, $58.2 million less for Grand Valley State University, a 58.3% decrease, $12.9 million less for Western Michigan University, a 10.5% decrease, and $20.6 million less for Central Michigan University, a 21.1% decrease.
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