The Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business The Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business has a plan for how to handle these budget cuts if they are enacted. Gerry Muuka, interim dean of the College of Business, said the budget cut will result in a hiring freeze for faculty searches in the College of Business Read More
Story by Cody Hall, Contributing writer Murray State students will join a rally with other university students around Kentucky to protest budget cuts proposed by Gov. Matt Bevin. Students plan to meet at 10 a.m. Feb. 25 at Kentucky State’s stadium parking lot. From there, they will march onto the State Capitol’s front yard with professional Read More
Despite several years of funding cuts to higher education in Kentucky, local universities have continued to meet and exceed several academic goals set by the Council on Post-Secondary Education according to its 2014 state-wide accountability report. Jay Morgan, vice president of Academic Affairs, said Murray State and universities across the Commonwealth may not be able Read More
Students are paying more for their higher education than the amount of money state funded universities are receiving, according to a government study released in 2014. Jackie Dudley, vice president of Finance and Administrative Services, said students have not said much about the rise in tuition to anyone in the financial aid department. President Bob Read More
Facing $2.5 million in budget cuts, Murray State has been looking for areas to trim down on spending and has proposed dissolving the College of Health Sciences and Human Services. The Academic Council met Thursday afternoon and came to a unanimous decision to collapse the College of Health Sciences and Human Services by moving the Read More
Facing $2.5 million in budget cuts, Murray State has been looking for areas to trim down on spending and has proposed dissolving the College of Health Sciences and Human Services as a way to do so. The college, which has grown in enrollment 46 percent since 2009 according to the 2013 registrar’s report, may see Read More
Former Murray State President Randy Dunn formed 12 budget review teams to evaluate expenditures at the University and to cut almost $6.2 million from the budget last semester. Now, a little more than six months after the final recommendations were presented to the Board of Regents, the budget task force is once again looking to Read More
At President Randy Dunn’s first open forum regarding the budget recommendations, students, faculty and staff filed in the Curris Center Theater to ask questions and voice their concerns. One of the hot-ticket items among students was item number 117, which states: “Only one full-time staff member to advise Greek Affairs, Student Government Association and registered Read More