Oct 15, 2026 · 5 min · 8 segments
Farmington celebrates Vikings, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities face tough financial decisions, and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe holds an…
You'd have to be living in a cave not to know that our higher education systems are facing some difficult challenges.
Helping the Minnesota State College System's most troubled schools means taking money from other campuses, including some that have already spent years cutting costs.
Nearly 300,000 students attend the university's 33 institutions and 54 campuses.
The university system's board of trustees and financial committees met on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss new funding strategies.
Mankato President Edward Inch says it's a choice of the lesser of two evils, even though his own university would help pay for it.
It's a tough situation, but I think everybody who has been involved with this, I think, has given their best and we have to move forward on it.
The Financial Sustainability Committee advanced a temporary shift of existing funding, estimated at $18.5 million in the first year.
You'd have to be living in a cave not to know that our higher education systems are facing some difficult challenges.
Helping the Minnesota State College System's most troubled schools means taking money from other campuses, including some that have already spent years cutting costs.
Nearly 300,000 students attend the university's 33 institutions and 54 campuses.
The university system's board of trustees and financial committees met on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss new funding strategies.
Mankato President Edward Inch says it's a choice of the lesser of two evils, even though his own university would help pay for it.
It's a tough situation, but I think everybody who has been involved with this, I think, has given their best and we have to move forward on it.
The Financial Sustainability Committee advanced a temporary shift of existing funding, estimated at $18.5 million in the first year.
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