JMU President Addresses Budget Cuts

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Updated: 7:00 AM Jan 13, 2009 JMU President Addresses Budget Cuts Harrisonburg, Va. In an e-mail to faculty and staff, JMU's President Linwood Rose outlines steps in the process to handle an expected 15-percent cut in state funding. Posted: 6:51 PM Jan 12, 2009 Reporter: Michael Hyland Email Address: mhyland@whsv.com

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Posted by: Jim Location: Orange, VA on Jan 14, 2009 at 05:20 PM

All together one, Dr. Rose? Will you give back any of your $66,000 raise to ease the hardships resulting from the current budget shortfall?

Posted by: LYNN Location: SHEN CO on Jan 13, 2009 at 09:01 AM

THE FIRST BUDGET CUT SHOULD BE THIS GUYS SALARY HOW CAN THE STATE CUT OUR SCHOOLS AND GIVE THIS GUY A BIG SALARY INCREASE, WHEN WILL PEOPLE USE COMMON SENCE? OR IS THAT A THING OF THE PAST? HE JUST GOT A 50,000 RAISE THATS MORE THAN MOST OF MAKE IN A YEAR, YET THE jmu EMPLOYEES SALARYS ARE BEING CUT. TIMES ARE BAD ITS TIME TO GET RID OF OVER EXPENCE LIKE THIS GUY, LET HIM LIVE LIKE THE REST OF US, WEEK TO WEEK !!!!

Posted by: sam Location: bridgewater on Jan 13, 2009 at 08:42 AM

All this talk about budget cuts, is the president cutting his 60,000 dollar raise, i guess not!!! students suffer but not the president!!! how fair is this!!!

Posted by: local on Jan 12, 2009 at 11:56 PM

But you Mr. Rose can still take a pay raise under these condition's! I've lost all respect for you!

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