"The Montana University System implemented a hiring freeze across all its campuses until further notice as colleges across the country anxiously await the effects coronavirus will have on enrollment this fall.
Already predicting an $18 million loss this spring as students move off campus and on-campus events evaporate, officials said a hiring freeze was the only prudent way to proceed.
while state funding is set for the next school year, that only makes up about a fifth of the total university system budget. The largest part of the budget comes from student tuition and other factors affected by the number of students on campus.
Most surveys have found somewhere around 20% of students are reconsidering whether to attend college in the fall, specifically due to coronavirus, and fewer are feeling confident about being able to pay for college. Some students said they planned on going to school close to home due to the virus."
https://missoulian.com/news/local/covid-19-spurs-montana-university-system-hiring-freeze/article_4ecffe09-013c-5db5-b0dd-c8a7af9c300a.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1
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Already predicting an $18 million loss this spring as students move off campus and on-campus events evaporate, officials said a hiring freeze was the only prudent way to proceed.
while state funding is set for the next school year, that only makes up about a fifth of the total university system budget. The largest part of the budget comes from student tuition and other factors affected by the number of students on campus.
Most surveys have found somewhere around 20% of students are reconsidering whether to attend college in the fall, specifically due to coronavirus, and fewer are feeling confident about being able to pay for college. Some students said they planned on going to school close to home due to the virus."
https://missoulian.com/news/local/covid-19-spurs-montana-university-system-hiring-freeze/article_4ecffe09-013c-5db5-b0dd-c8a7af9c300a.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1
[Is UM screwed, or can it recover?]