U of M President Bruininks Explains What The U of M Will Look Like After Pawlenty Cuts $190 Million From Higher Ed… | DUSTYTRICE.COM

“There are not enough stimulus dollars to mitigate the cuts,” Bruininks said, adding that the U was contemplating a double-digit tuition increase, perhaps as high as 15 percent. “We can’t add very much. I don’t want to burden our students and their families.”

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“Then [Speaker Kelliher] and the president moved onto jobs. The U has already cut 1,000, and Bruininks figured another 500 to 700 job cuts would be necessary.”(-MinnPost, Bruininks spells out coming hard times at U, G.R. Anderson Jr., May 18, 2009)