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Largest budget reduction in the last 20 years

Amarha Bridger and Jenna Heinz October 27, 2023

bridgera@lopers.unk.edu heinzj@lopers.unk.edu UNK administration is addressing a $4.3 million shortfall, $3 million of which will be reduced from the Academic Affairs division. The 2023-24 fiscal...

Jon Watts speaks to the Student Senate over budget cuts. Photo by Rachel Ostdiek / Antelope Staff

Budget cuts take over ‘business as usual’ in Student Senate

Rachel Ostdiek October 27, 2023

ostdiekr@lopers.unk.edu UNK Student Senate swore in freshman senators, approved a new campus organization and discussed the ongoing campus budget cuts at their weekly meeting on Oct. 10. Jon Watts,...

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Budget cut anxiety lowers student morale in Fine Arts Building

Lucas Ratliff October 27, 2023

ratliffl@lopers.unk.edu It may not be an easily measurable thing, but since the proposed draft for cuts to departments and staffing was released, the mood in the Fine Arts Building has changed drastically. Normally,...

Students protest the budget cuts around Copeland Fountain. Photo by Shelby Berglund / Antelope Staff

Proposed budget cuts spark student-led protest (continued)

Amarha Bridger October 13, 2023

bridgera@lopers.unk.edu On Sept. 25, a draft budget proposal began circulating campus outlining potential budget cuts at UNK. The draft features proposed cuts to humanities programs such as theater,...

Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor

October 13, 2023

Dear editor, On Oct. 2 around 4 p.m., I walked to the fountain on [the] UNK campus to support the students who assembled there to protest against UNK administration’s proposed decision to cut faculty/staff...

Students joined the budget cut topic with protests and rally. Photo by Shelby Berglund / Antelope Staff

Students should continue budget-cut conversation

Antelope Staff October 13, 2023

Signs in hand and chanting in unison, protestors made their voices heard last Monday in response to a draft of budget reduction proposals. Students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members spoke out...

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First draft of potential budget cuts released

Jenna Heinz October 6, 2023

heinzj@lopers.unk.edu UNK’s Faculty Advisory Committee received the first draft of a budget reduction model meant to address the university’s $4.3 million shortfall. The draft proposed a reduction...

Students, faculty and staff gather around Cope Fountain to protest proposed budget cuts. Photo by Shelby Berglund / Antelope Staff

Students share their perspective on proposed budget cuts

Antelope Staff October 5, 2023

On Sept. 25, a draft budget proposal began circulating campus outlining potential budget cuts at UNK. The draft features proposed cuts to humanities programs such as theater, music, language and more. Students,...

Chancellor Doug Christensen gives budget forum presentation. Photo by Jenna Heinz / Antelope Staff

A reflection of student government through budget cuts

Antelope Staff September 22, 2023

Coming into the 2023-24 academic year, UNK was faced with a $4.3 million budget shortfall. As of right now, what this means for the future of our campus is uncertain. The one thing that is certain is...

Students, faculty and staff await news on budget cut impacts. Photo by Jenna Heinz / Antelope Staff

Chancellor warns of coming budget cuts

Amarha Bridger September 22, 2023

bridgera@lopers.unk.edu UNK Chancellor, Douglas Kristensen, held a forum on Thursday to address the budget reductions coming to campus. UNK faculty, staff and students were invited to attend. UNK...

ChatGPT forces out professors, takes over classes

ChatGPT forces out professors, takes over classes

MICAH TORRES April 1, 2023

torresm@lopers.unk.edu UNK professors are all expected to be replaced with ChatGPT by the 2023 fall semester. Due to all the new infrastructure on campus, the staffing budget was cut drastically. Although...

Budget cuts

Admin makes post-pandemic budget cuts

SHELBY BURGLUND September 8, 2022

berglunds@lopers.unk.edu The College of Arts and Science eliminated $619,000 in budget cuts. This action was the final part of the 3-year plan that began in June 2020, shortly after the pandemic...

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