UMass has to cut nearly $11 million from its budget
The five-campus University of Massachusetts system must cut $10.9 million from its budget after the Legislature passed a bill that did not include funding to cover pay increases for UMass faculty and union staff members.
In September, president Marty Meehan approved $10.9 million in retroactive pay that was previously denied to faculty and staff by his predecessor, Robert Caret.
“We are very disappointed to have been passed over for funding,’’ Meehan said in a statement.
The news came the day after a report showed that UMass is the only public university in the state with increasing undergraduate enrollment.
In June, the UMass trustees voted to increase tuition for this school year by 5 percent. They also approved a $250 technology fee and higher room and board charges.
The increases totaled $1,459 for students at UMass Amherst, which is a 6 percent increase from the amount they paid last school year.
Meehan is expected to meet with chancellors from the five UMass campuses to discuss how the university can make up for the loss.
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