60k debt for Ivy League or free state education?

[SlitheyTove]

<p>Here’s the relevant excerpt from the budget cut plan:</p>

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Under this proposed plan, all of the Computer Engineering Degree programs, BS, MS and PhD, would be moved from the Computer & Information Science and Engineering Dept. to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. along with most of the advising staff. This move would allow us to support these degree programs using the existing faculty support staff in other depts. Roughly half of the faculty would be offered the opportunity to move to ECE, BME or ISE. These faculty would continue to support the graduate and research mission in the Computer Engineering degree track. The choice of which faculty and which departments will be made based on fit with the research program and with the receiving departments. Staff positions in CISE which are currently supporting research and graduate programs would be eliminated. The activities currently covered by TAs would be reassigned to faculty and the TA budget for CISE would be eliminated. The faculty remaining in CISE would then focus their efforts on teaching and advising students in the existing Computer Science BS and MS degree programs, offered through both COE and CLAS. Their assignments would change to reflect this new educational mission with sole focus on delivering quality education for students in these degree programs. Any faculty member who wishes to stay in CISE may do so, but with a revised assignment focused on teaching and advising.

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<p>As I read this, students who are already in the engineering school won’t be affected. If that’s the OP, great. Students in the CS major outside of the engineering school may be affected, because many of the professors will be moving to solely within the engineering department. The professors remaining within the CLAS will be spending more time teaching, and will have less time for research. </p>

<p>Which leads to speculation. These professors left in CLAS may be highly effective teachers, but they may lose the research connections that help them place undergrads at summer internships. Over time, any CS professors who were left within CLAS but prefer to stay in research could leave the school entirely. The cuts may be a one-off, or they may be the start of a steady chipping away of resources at the university. (that’s my depressed Californian speaking. ). </p>

<p>More food for thought for the poor OP. :)</p>