<p>An article in yesterdays Tampa Tribune about our state’s flagship U budget problems: <a href=“http://www.tbo.com/news/nationworld/MGBSLNPJMSE.html[/url] ”>http://www.tbo.com/news/nationworld/MGBSLNPJMSE.html</a></p> ;
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More than 2,500 students from Hillsborough County attend UF. It’s a hugely popular choice among the county’s top achievers.</p>
<p>It’s getting less popular for professors. Many UF professors have retired or have found higher salaries elsewhere, said Hadley Schaefer, an accounting professor.</p>
<p>Class sizes in the College of Business have swelled; about 170 students pack one of Schaefer’s accounting classes that may have enrolled 40 students 15 years ago. “It’s almost impossible to get to know them,” Schaefer said.
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<p>Must be a fine line a university president has to tread: Justifying an increase in tuition to legislators by pointing out flaws, at the same time trying to maintain a good reputation for the school.</p>