Larger class sizes, hiring freezes and further dilapidation of buildings would occur if universities’ budgets are cut, presidents from the state’s eight universities told lawmakers on Thursday.
“There is no fat,” interim Mississippi Valley State University President Roy Hudson said. “If you cut, it bleeds.”
For students, the cuts could mean higher tuition, which would limit access, University of Southern Mississippi President Martha Saunders said. “Ultimately, it would mean fewer college graduates in the state,” she said.
The presidents addressed key state lawmakers to tell how they will be affected if budgets are cut by 2 percent this year and 4 percent next year, as Gov. Haley Barbour directed earlier this month.
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