Brandeis budget crunch

B77
Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:45:58 +0000

I would suggest that in in times of change (both stressful change like possible budget cuts and good change, as here, resulting in additional majors and programs), everyone, both students and faculty, may have concerns that cuts will affect them or new offerings will not pan out. This may be reflected in both littlemimie’s son’s perceptions and even the perceptions of some of his Professors. I’m glad to hear from sulsk that the food is still plentiful at Brandeis. And I believe that the academic future will be equally bountiful. Again, I don’t believe Brandeis’ economic reality is different from many other excellent schools in this economy that have simply been more discreet in addressing their budget issues. My confidence is bolstered by the fact that Brandeis has shown throughout its existence that it is resourceful. You can already see the results of the school’s renewed commitment to students in the $10.8 million grant for academic scholarships recently announced. Although not an all-purpose fund, it amplifies total financial aid resources and underscores the continued attractiveness of the University to philanthropies who wish to invest in educational excellence. As more of these announcement come out of the fundraising pipeline, hopefully they will serve to alleviate this type of understandable anxiety.