Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Economy Forces Land-Grant Universities to Reshape Extension Work

from: The Chronicle of Higher Education 1255 Twenty-Third St, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037
http://chronicle.com/article/Economy-Forces-Land-Grant/49456/
December 13, 2009

By Karin Fischer

The extension budgets of many land-grant universities are taking big hits in the current economic downturn, accelerating changes in how public institutions deliver and finance their outreach services. To close budget gaps, extension officials are paring back less-popular programs, seeking outside grants and private financial
support, and shuttering local offices in favor of a regional approach
to outreach work.

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