COPING WITH THE ECONOMY
The faltering economy is forcing colleges and universities to take dramatic actions:
• Arizona State University terminated the contracts of up to 200 adjunct professors.
• James A. Drake, the president of Brevard Community College in Florida, will use his $100,000 pay raise to establish a fund to help students pay for books.
• Clemson University president, James Baker, has asked its athletics, housing and other auxiliary programs to contribute millions from their revenue to the school.
• Unable to pay the rent on its Bristol campus facility, East Tennessee State University will next semester close that campus, which currently enrolls 222 students.
• Although raising tuition during an economic downturn is politically unpopular, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has proposed that all of Florida’s public universities be allowed to charge a premium that could cost students hundreds of dollars a year.
• Among numerous cuts, Florida International University is closing six centers, including the Intercultural Institute for Educational Initiatives, and requiring some others to find their own funding to become self-sustaining.
• Several college presidents are giving back some of their pay, including Washington State University president Dr. Elson S. Floyd who requested a 14 percent salary reduction.
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