Mississippi universities cut jobs, trim programs
By Shelia ByrdAssociated Press Writer / September 1, 2010
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OXFORD, Miss.—Job cuts, retirements and scaled-back programs are some of the steps Mississippi's eight public universities are taking to deal with tight finances this school year and the next.
It's unclear how such measures might affect what's being offered to students in the classroom.
Mattie Tomes, a 19-year-old from Pascagoula, worries the budget situation could impact the dietetics and nutrition program in which she's enrolled at the University of Mississippi.
"We have to have food labs. In order to do that, we have to buy food. I hope no cuts will affect that," Tomes said between classes Wednesday on the Oxford