by Chris Reese | Jul 12, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
In last week’s Pittsburgh Business Times, Chancellor John Cavanaugh wrote about how the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and our universities will move on despite “losing” more than $90 million of its state appropriation. While...
by Chris Reese | Jul 6, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
As most of you now know, Gov. Tom Corbett signed the 2011-12 state budget on June 30, less than an hour before the deadline. The final version of the budget cut funding for the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) by 18 percent – an improvement from...
by Chris Reese | Jul 2, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
“Word” had it that Temple’s board had determined tuition and was waiting for the Governor to sign the budget to announce it. Late Thursday night the Governor signed the budget into law; yesterday Temple announced their tuition (surprise!). 10%!...
by Chris Reese | Jun 30, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
Here are copies of Steve and Ken’s remarks today to the PASSHE Board of Governors. This quarterly meeting (usually in July) is the one where the Board sets the next academic year’s tuition. Steve Thank you, Mr Chair, for this opportunity to speak and...
by Chris Reese | May 25, 2011 | News, Uncategorized
I hope you have all seen the news out of the House, which yesterday passed House Bill 1485 – the budget bill. In the House bill, PASSHE’s appropriation is $427.8 million; that’s $75.5 million, or 15 percent, less than the State System received last year. Obviously, a...