The president of the University of Southern Maine says the school must trim $5 million from its budget for the coming year, a move that could mean staff reductions.
President Theo Kalikow said Tuesday she does not know exactly how the university will reach that target.
She set preliminary cuts of $3.2 million from academics and $1.8 million from administrative units. She has asked deans and department heads to make recommendations.
Gov. Paul LePage’s budget calls for no funding increase for education, and the University of Maine System Board of Trustees has frozen tuition.
Kalikow said the school’s expenses are going up, enrollment is down and the state appropriation increased only $150,000 this year.
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