In Fiscal Crisis, Southern Oregon University Adopts Budget to Plan for Major Cuts

In fiscal crisis, Southern Oregon University adopts budget to plan for major cuts

Southern Oregon University approved an $89.7 million budget Wednesday as the institution begins implementing its Vitality Plan, a sweeping effort to cut $20 million and ensure the university’s long-term viability.The budget, approved unanimously by the Board of Trustees, assumes the university will receive $15 million in emergency state funding and projects positive cash flow through fiscal year 2029. But trustees questioned whether the budget a…

Could a public campus really close? The fight to save Southern Oregon University

ASHLAND — When Ulysses McCready was in fifth grade, a group of Southern Oregon University music students hauled instruments to Orchard Hill Elementary School to help get local kids excited about joining the middle school band. It worked on McCready,…