Brandeis budget crunch

tumblebunny
Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:58:17 +0000

My D was admitted, and at first we were delighted. She, and we, her parents, think very highly of the school. But the budget crunch (25% drop in endowment; projected deficits ranging from $4 million in fiscal 2009 to $23 million in fiscal 2014; a 5.7% cut in staff amounting to 70 positions; long term neglect of maintenance; a steep increase in admitted students amounting to fifty more for the just-admitted class; faculty reductions; and crowding in the dorms with tripled-up doubles) has us worried, especially since we will have to pay the full ticket price. Great school, but problems. But maybe not problems that would seriously impair the D’s Brandeis experience.

Any thoughts out there? Current Brandeis students? Parents?
Tumblebunny’s Dad