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University of Michigan, MSU Face Huge Funding Cuts Under House Republican Budget
- House Republicans unveiled a budget plan on June 11, 2025, proposing nearly 19% cuts to Michigan State University's state aid in Lansing, Michigan.
- The plan emerged amid a July 1 deadline for the House and Senate to agree on a single spending budget with GOP lawmakers citing large endowments and 'woke' policies at MSU and UM as justification.
- The budget would cut about $828 million across all 15 public universities, sharply reducing UM and MSU funds while increasing support for smaller universities and tying funding to restrictions on DEI programs and tuition hikes.
- Michigan State University stated that such a reduction would hinder providing affordable education, while Democratic leaders opposed the plan, calling for negotiations based on the Governor's and Senate's proposals.
- If enacted, the budget would redistribute funding from MSU and UM to other schools but faces resistance in the Democratic-controlled Senate and suggests significant changes to higher education funding priorities.
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Universities told they should brace for the coming year’s 7% budget cut
The main administration building at the University of Maryland, College Park. Campuses across the University System of Maryland were told Thursday to plan for 7% budget cuts in the coming year. (Screengrab courtesy University of Maryland video)Campuses in the University System of Maryland were warned Thursday afternoon to brace for another 7% cut to their budgets in the coming year, on top of the 4% the system was forced to absorb as part of a s…
House GOP slashes university operational funding, penalizes U of M and MSU for large endowments • Michigan Advance
University of Michigan students walking near the Diag on Oct. 3, 2022 | Ken Coleman Cuts to DEI programming, slashed operational funding for the state’s most prestigious universities with large endowments and penalties for race-based admission systems were among the items proposed in higher education budgets advanced by Michigan House Republicans on Wednesday. The GOP-controlled House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday reported its version of…
Michigan House GOP proposes school funding cuts to MSU, new requirements for K-12 districts
While national lawmakers debate what's being called the "Big Beautiful Bill," Michigan legislators are considering their own education funding plan with significant impacts for universities and K-12 schools. The House GOP proposal would cut Michigan State University's state aid by almost 19%. K-12 schools could see funding increases to nearly $12,000 per student. Districts would need to hire school resource officers and mental health staff to re…
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