Faculty across the University of Nebraska said Friday the state government is forcing NU to “collapse into a more limited version of its former self.” In the face of mounting budget cuts and stalled state investments, faculty at NU’s Lincoln, Omaha and Kearney campuses in a joint statement said the state government is starving Nebraska of educational opportunities and economic development that an adequately funded state university could offer. Nebraska has a choice, they added: provide a higher education environment where all children can pursue their dreams and creativity or restrict opportunity to the wealthy few with fewer possible subjects.
