32—number of members of UNC Advisory Committee on Strategic Directions developing five-year plan for university system (Strategic Directions Initiative, the University of North Carolina)
1—number of members of UNC Advisory Committee on Strategic Directions who are faculty members at a UNC system campus (Ibid)
1—number of members of UNC Advisory Committee on Strategic Directions who are students at a UNC system campus (Ibid)
1—number of members of UNC Advisory Committee on Strategic Directions who are on the staff at a UNC system campus (Ibid)
3—number of state legislators who are members of UNC Advisory Committee on Strategic Directions, including House Speaker Thom Tillis and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger (Ibid)
3—number of the members of the UNC Advisory Committee who have been donors to Real Jobs NC, a group that spent $1.5 million to elect Republican majorities in the House and Senate in 2010 (“They’re back: Real Jobs NC unleashes money in North Carolina state races,” Facing South, October 18, 2012)
682 million—amount in dollars of the budget cuts to the UNC system in the 2011-2012 biennial budget passed by the General Assembly led by House Speaker Thom Tillis and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger (BTC BRIEF: Under-preparing for the Future – North Carolina’s Divestment in Post-Secondary Education, April 2012)
1—-rank of 2011 budget cuts to UNC system among budget cuts to UNC in the history of the university (Ibid)
8.8—average percentage increase in tuition across UNC system adopted by UNC Board of Governors in 2012 in response to budget cuts (“Board of Governors approves Ross’ tuition plan,” Daily Tar Heel, February 10, 2011)
22—percentage of cut to need-based financial aid for UNC system students in the 2011-2012 budget approved by the General Assembly (“THE 2011-2013 FINAL BUDGET: Neglecting a Balanced Approach, Budget Costs Jobs and Delays Economic Recovery, N.C. Budget & Tax Center, June 2011)
5,000—number of need-based scholarships for low-income students lost because of cuts in 2011-2012 budget (Ibid)
25—percentage of cut to need-based financial aid for UNC system students recommended by the Pope Center for Higher Education in the 2011 (Proposal for UNC Budget Cuts From the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy)
1—number of years since the Pope Center for Higher Education issued a report saying that big donors to universities should have a bigger say in how their money is used (“Art Pope translates dollars into influence at UNC, Facing South, September 18, 2012)
96—percentage of funding for The John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy in 2010 provided by the John William Pope Foundation run by UNC Advisory Committee member Art Pope (2010 IRS Form 990, The John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy)
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