At a town hall meeting on Monday afternoon, President David Skorton spoke at length about the University’s finances and his recommendations for restoring “financial flexibility” and soundness. The major bombshell from the presentation was the admission that under the standard accrual accounting basis for audited financial statements, the University is operating at a loss. Skorton, however, did not...
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Surprise, Surprise: University Provost Running Deficit of $55 Million for Five Years
In order to address a 5-year reoccurring deficit of $55 million, the University is trimming annual budgets across all colleges by 2 to 2.3 percent. Total budget cuts to be enacted by July 1 of this year, according to Interim Provost Harry Katz, will amount to $27.5 million, as originally reported in the Cornell Daily Sun. Katz...

