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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Update on Corbett

I'm glad to say that a lot of people are outraged about Cobett's attack on education. If you're not, you should be.

I'm proud to go to a university where our president, Dr. David Werner, confronts the issue directly:

"Essentially, if it takes effect, this reduction will change the character of the university as we have known it. It will change the programs and services we can offer students; it will affect their ability to graduate in four years; and it will jeopardize their ability to secure an education they can afford.

We have been good stewards of the taxpayers’ money. While the State System Board of Governors has increased tuition every year since 1998, the rate of increase has been well below the rates found at other universities. In four of the last five years, the increase has been below the rate of inflation."

President Werner Addresses Governor’s Proposed Budget, Encourages Contacting Legislators - President - IUP

And Werner's not the only one. Several different universities have presidents and officials that have spoken out against the cuts.

Please take action. We need all the help we can get. Our education is in jeopardy.




Find your elected official and urge them to fight's Corbett's proposed cut.

Sign the petition with thousands of concerned PA students and faculty to protect our schools and tell Corbett that we're not going to back down.

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