State Fiscal Crises and Cuts in Higher Education: The Implications for Access, Institutional Performance, and Strategic Reengine

This paper examines how states facing budget shortfalls have implemented cuts in higher education finance and the implications of these changes on access and higher education organization. It reviews the budget shortfalls that have faced a noteworthy group of states over the five fiscal years 2000 through 2004, the subsequent budget cuts that were adopted, and how those budget cuts were distributed across public higher education