<p>“This announcement seems like a new direction for the University (President Schlissel’s initiative perhaps?), which in past years seemed perfectly happy to over-enroll by hundreds of students annually. I have seen Michigan’s undergraduate student population grow from a barely manageable 22,000 when I was a Freshman in the early 1990s to a now completely ridiculous 28,000 undergrads today. I hope the university is serious about reducing the size of its Freshman class and undergraduate student body.”</p>
<p>1) Brown is known for the quality of its undergraduate teaching; it was my hope that Dr. Schlissel would bring a downsizing approach to the undergraduate population, so this annoucement may be the leading edge of a policy change; we can only hope;</p>
<p>2) Seconded as to your comment about a hoped for reduction.</p>