August 2, 2008
University of Florida President Bernie Machen expects more budget cuts to rain on higher education and wants the governor to use a multi-billion-dollar umbrella.
State universities have already experienced about $115 million in cuts for the fiscal year starting in July. Higher education officials are bracing for more cuts by year’s end, a fear fueled by recent projections that lottery revenues will fall short of expectations.
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