Responses to lowered enrollment due to the budget impasse

Other schools in Illinois are dealing with dropping enrollments that are seen as an effect of the budget impasse. A few articles about this and about how they are adjusting.

Falling public university enrollment shows effects of state budget impasse

Chicago Tribune Sept 12, 2017

Enrollment at many of the state's public universities dropped this year, particularly among new freshmen wrestling with where to commit for their college educations, data released this month show.

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University officials agree that while the budget crisis is over for now, it will take years to neutralize the harm it caused — and only if no other funding crises occur in the near future. Education policy experts say state leaders should heed the signs of falling enrollment as their cue to reinvest in higher education in Illinois.

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As Illinois Budget Impasse Ends, So Does a ‘Nightmare of Total Uncertainty’ for Its Public Colleges

By Sarah Brown JULY 06, 2017
Chronicle of Higher Education

Cutting positions, shuttering doors of programs and departments; an overview of how the impasse is setting a difficult course for public higher education in Illinois. Read the article