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Nathan French said he wanted to emphasize collaboration in governance and trust.
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University Senate acknowledges higher education concerns with Trump College Compact

On Monday, Provost Chris Makaroff spoke briefly to the University Senate about The Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. This is a Trump administration proposal to United States universities which would confer preferential access to federal funds in exchange for agreeing to certain demands. The offer was extended to any U.S. higher education institution. 


Retired professor Annie-Laurie Blair teaching a journalism class in 2023.
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Miami adopts new budget model, targets deans’ performances

Miami University’s new budget model – RCM 4.0 – is a continued push by the administration to focus on higher-enrolled majors, while also identifying low-enrolled majors to the deans of their respective colleges for consolidation or elimination. The Responsibility Center Management (RCM) budgeting will draw institutional revenue from a student’s “primary” major.


 Kylie Gunning leads line dancing lessons during Wednesday’s session at Oxford Seniors. She was employed through Miami University’s Service+ program, which was abruptly discontinued in late April due to federal funding cuts to the AmeriCorps program.
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Federal funding cuts to Americorps leaves Miami and surrounding Oxford without Service+ students

On April 25, the agency announced that it was terminating nearly $400 million in grant funding for Miami's Service+ program, effective immediately. That decision instantly shuttered more than 1,000 programs involving more than 32,000 corps members, according to America's Service Commissions. This includes Miami’s program, which was on track to have 85 members this year.


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