University of Nebraska President Ted Carter said Friday that NU must go beyond the status quo in addressing its budget cuts, as faculty and staff ask for more support. Some critics have called for NU to “hit pause” on work to reimagine itself, Carter said. Others have said budget cuts totaling $58 million coming down the pike are “a cost we can’t afford.” At the same time, Carter, the Board of Regents and other top NU officials have indicated rejoining the Association of American Universities is a top priority. The AAU is an elite group of top universities that UNL was the first to be kicked out of in 2011 by a vote of its members. It had belonged to the AAU since 1909.
