The Provost Search Committee held its second town hall meeting Wednesday and fielded questions from faculty and students. The clearest thing to emerge from the meetings? Whoever gets the job has a tough road ahead.
Long-rumored cuts and consolidations of academic departments may be on the way much sooner than previously thought, according to members of the Provost search committee at Stony Brook.
It’s not a $35 million savior to Stony Brook’s budget issues, but it’s one way to offer students the opportunity to take more classes. At a faculty-senate meeting on Feb.[...]
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“It’s a big job, but I’ve been preparing for a long time to take on such a job,” said Stony Brook Provost Eric Kaler, who will become the University of Minnesota’s 16th president.
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents has unanimously elected Stony Brook University Provost Eric Kaler as its 16th president. Kaler has accepted the job, which will commence on July 1, 2011. More to come.
Provost Eric Kaler laid to rest rumors that 388 classes in the Arts and Science program were being dropped, and that numerous adjuncts were being replaced by graduate teaching assistants.
The SUNY budget was passed a week ago, and despite a 2.9% budget cut for all schools in the SUNY system, Provost Kaler said he was pleased with the decisions made in Albany, as he had previously informed the Deans of Stony Brook to expect a 4 to 5% decrease in the budget.
