budget cuts

A crowd of nearly 200 students, faculty and community members delivered a petition protesting the cuts being made to Humanities programs at the University of Montana on Friday afternoon.

University of Montana President Royce Engstrom,  a lightning rod for criticism ever since he announced budget and staff cutbacks due to continued reduced enrollment, told KGVO News that he is still 150% committed to seeing the job through.

Adrian McElderry was sentenced yesterday to 60 years in prison for killing his wife. He tried to cover up the crime by claiming she committed suicide.

The process of cutting staff and budgets at the University of Montana to match reduced enrollment is continuing step by step.

Ever since University of Montana President Royce Engstrom announced his proposed plan for staff and budget due to reduced enrollment, a steady stream of criticism has been heard from some faculty and staff members.

The University of Montana Faculty Senate met on Tuesday afternoon in the Urey Lecture Hall to discuss the recent announcement of budget and staff cuts due to reduced enrollment.

Last week many professors from history and language departments at the University of Montana vented frustration over budget cuts at the UM, and described the administration as bloated and dishonest, but Dr. Joshua Herbold said those professors don’t speak for everyone.

The Montana Board of Regents wrapped up their meeting in Bozeman on Friday after dealing with several issues, once of which was the budget reduction plan proposed by University of Montana President Royce Engstrom.

Some University of Montana faculty members have lashed out at the school leadership for being too top-heavy with administrative staff, some with very high salaries.

The Montana Board of Regents is meeting in Bozeman this week, and one of the items under review is the plan set forth by the University of Montana to address budget cuts due to reduced enrollment.