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. “Right now, the Unicameral and Board of Regents are choosing the second option for our state,” the statement reads. “That’s a choice that cheapens our future, and that’s a cost we can’t afford.”
