Comments on: BC professors brace for layoffs after surprise funding cuts http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/04/02/bc-professors-brace-for-layoffs-after-surprise-funding-cuts/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: SFU students and profs to protest government cuts : Macleans OnCampus http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/04/02/bc-professors-brace-for-layoffs-after-surprise-funding-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-9271 SFU students and profs to protest government cuts : Macleans OnCampus Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:59:17 +0000 http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/04/02/bc-professors-brace-for-layoffs-after-surprise-funding-cuts/#comment-9271 [...] March, in a classic case of smoke-and-mirrors, the Campbell government announced a ‘re-prioritization’ of higher education funding. According to the government, they [...] [...] March, in a classic case of smoke-and-mirrors, the Campbell government announced a ‘re-prioritization’ of higher education funding. According to the government, they [...]

]]> By: Robert Clift http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/04/02/bc-professors-brace-for-layoffs-after-surprise-funding-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-1613 Robert Clift Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:23:21 +0000 http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/04/02/bc-professors-brace-for-layoffs-after-surprise-funding-cuts/#comment-1613 We're still trying to tease out all the numbers, but it looks like the total cut is more like $50 million, about $24 million of which will come from the six public universities. It's important to understand that there are two things going on here. There is a 2.6% budget cut and then a separate reallocation of seats. Government has been conflating the two in order to try and mask what's going on. So, in addition to the $24 million cut, universities are losing $6 million in new student spaces, which are being reallocated. So the total hit to the universities is $30 million. Cheers, Rob We’re still trying to tease out all the numbers, but it looks like the total cut is more like $50 million, about $24 million of which will come from the six public universities.

It’s important to understand that there are two things going on here. There is a 2.6% budget cut and then a separate reallocation of seats. Government has been conflating the two in order to try and mask what’s going on.

So, in addition to the $24 million cut, universities are losing $6 million in new student spaces, which are being reallocated. So the total hit to the universities is $30 million.

Cheers,

Rob

]]> By: Titus http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/04/02/bc-professors-brace-for-layoffs-after-surprise-funding-cuts/comment-page-1/#comment-1593 Titus Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:38:24 +0000 http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2008/04/02/bc-professors-brace-for-layoffs-after-surprise-funding-cuts/#comment-1593 The Coalition Against Funding Cuts Facebook group has a lot of good information regarding this situation: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15210700114&ref=nf The Coalition was able to get 2000 signatures from students in just 48 hours from SFU, UBC, and UVic students. Also, I think that we all owe a debt of gratitude to Rob Clift, Executive Director of the Confederation of University Faculty Associations - British Columbia, for his invaluable research on this issue. The Coalition Against Funding Cuts Facebook group has a lot of good information regarding this situation:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15210700114&ref=nf

The Coalition was able to get 2000 signatures from students in just 48 hours from SFU, UBC, and UVic students.

Also, I think that we all owe a debt of gratitude to Rob Clift, Executive Director of the Confederation of University Faculty Associations – British Columbia, for his invaluable research on this issue.

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