UMKC Facing Major Budget Cuts

The University of Missouri System is facing a $180-million budget shortfall, and the University of Missouri – Kansas City is not immune to the problem.

Chancellor C. Mauli Agrawal reportedly sent an e-mail to staff and faculty asking all administrative and academic departments to cut their budgets between 12.5 percent and 17.5 percent.

“I don’t have to tell you that this process will be challenging,” he said, as reported by KCUR. “Every academic and administrative unit at UMKC will be impacted by this process.”

He continued: “We do not yet have precise information on enrollment impacts or federal and state government support, so many FY21 variables are uncertain … Nonetheless, we anticipate that revenues will be significantly reduced.”