North Dakota State University is facing “daunting” funding cuts totaling $10.5 million resulting from a decline in student credit hours that form the base of the state funding it receives. The reduction, which amounts to a 5.48% decrease in NDSU’s base funding through 2023-25, is prompting a major evaluation of the university’s programs that will precipitate a transformation in what the university teaches and how it operates, NDSU President David Cook said. The looming budget cuts were announced in a campus email sent the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 25, by Cook, who warned of difficulties ahead and said he cannot promise the “core university mission” will emerge unscathed. In his email, he called the budget cuts “daunting.”
