With threats of deportation, efforts to restrict travel from certain countries and looming cuts to finance at both the state and federal level, the world of higher education currently faces one of the most uncertain periods it has ever faced.<\/p>\n
That is the assessment of Dr. Robert L. \u201cOur students have to deal with a climate that often time makes them feel unwelcome,\u201d Jones said. \u201cIt creates a climate of fear.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re really concerned about the deterioration of the climate on campus in ways that most of us have not experienced,\u201d said Jones, an internationally respected authority on plant physiology.<\/p>\n Jones said when student fears are coupled with budgetary problems at the state level \u2014 Illinois is currently grappling with a budgetary gridlock \u2014 and federal budget proposals that would \u201cdramatically impact the issue of affordability and accessibility for students,\u201d it leads to even more uncertainty.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read the entire post here. \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With threats of deportation, efforts to restrict travel from certain countries and looming cuts to finance at both the state and federal level, the world of higher education currently faces one of the most uncertain periods it has ever faced. That is the assessment of Dr. Robert L. \u201cThe mood on campus during the six… Continue reading
\n\u201cThe mood on campus during the six months that I\u2019ve had the pleasure of serving as the 10th chancellor has been one of uncertainty,\u201d Jones said Tuesday at an education summit.Jones, a veteran research university leader and newly installed chancellor<\/a> at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.<\/p>\n