MUSC facing more cuts
By Jill Coley
Dr. Ray Greenberg, president of Medical University of South Carolina, sent a letter this week to faculty, staff and students bracing them for more budget cuts.
"The challenges of the economy remain at the forefront of our minds," he wrote, describing the crisis as "a time when each of us is being tested as never before."
A report in The Chronicle of Higher Education ranked South Carolina dead last in growth in state spending on higher education with a drop of 17.7 percent from fiscal 2008 to 2009. Alabama ranked 49th with a 10.5 percent decrease in state appropriations.
"The people of South Carolina need to know that what is happening in this state with respect to the funding of higher education is a great departure from what is happening in other states," Greenberg said. "As a result, the challenges to the institutions here are much greater, and it is all the more difficult for us to remain competitive."
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River_Rat (anonymous) says...
Sounds like Dr. Greenberg is calling out State Government for mucking things up.
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