New York fiscal crisis strikes hard at higher education

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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Story Created: Oct 25, 2009 at 1:04 PM EST

Story Updated: Oct 25, 2009 at 1:04 PM EST

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York is poised to make another round of deep midyear cuts in both public university systems and in
financial aid under the Tuition Assistance Program.

Legislative leaders are now analyzing the cuts proposed by Gov. David Paterson to deal with a deficit in the current budget of more than $3 billion. His two-year, $5 billion plan to keep the state solvent would cut $90 million from the State University of New York, $53 million from the small City University of New York and reduce every grant from the Tuition Assistance Program by $120.

United University Professions union President Phillip H. Smith calls the proposal counterproductive to a strong recovery.

He notes the cuts, unlike those to most entities, come after a decade of little growth in SUNY finances.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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