Faculty members from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln march in a processional aimed at drawing public attention to the cuts proposed for programs at UNL. (Courtesy of American Association of University Professors)

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents should immediately cancel the Dec. 5 vote on Chancellor Rodney D. Bennett’s proposed $27.5 million budget cuts to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL).

Approving this questionable plan is not fiscal prudence. It is institutional self-harm with long-term consequences for Nebraska’s educational system, economy and communities.

Chancellor Bennett frames these cuts as “necessary for survival,” but this hides the central issue: The crisis facing UNL is not financial. It is a crisis of confidence and shared governance. The UNL Facult

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