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IF THE long-term problems facing state higher education could be solved with a little belt-tightening, University System of Maryland Chancellor William E. Kirwan would have every reason for optimism right now.
The regents have just approved a plan for administrative and academic changes designed to save more than $26 million. These changes include increasing professors' workloads by 10 percent and capping the credit hours needed to graduate in most majors at 120 - to move students through the system more quickly. This effort earned an approving nod from Gov. Robert Ehrlich in his State of the State speech, in which he announced a $67 million increase in state funding for higher education.See the full content of this document
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State's Public Colleges Facing Big Challenges
But Mr. Kirwan forecasts a storm on the horizon. He warns that the coming years will bring huge challenges for ...
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