To Our USM Faculty and Staff,
At the end of this year’s legislative session, the Maryland General Assembly passed a budget closing a $3.3 billion deficit. This budget contained significant cuts to Maryland agencies, including the University System. Our USM cut must be absorbed by each of our universities.
Your campus leaders are sharing with you over the coming weeks the impact of these cuts, and how they plan to close their budget shortfall. I’m grateful for the care they’re taking to protect faculty and staff as much as possible as those plans come together.
I know this is a time of great uncertainty. In this video, I share an overview of our budget challenges and the commitments we’ve made to all of you who work so hard to advance our mission and serve our students.
Sincerely,
Jay A. Perman
Chancellor, University System of Maryland