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Assignment 6.2: Personal Packet

Annotated Bibliography:

John Kennedy, GateHouse Capital Bureau. “Higher Ed Funding a Legislative Battleground.” The Ledger, The Ledger, 30 Mar. 2019, www.theledger.com/news/20190330/higher-ed-funding-legislative-battleground

In this article, there is a battle between the Senate and the House when it comes to how much money they’re funding the universities. The Senate tends to cough up extra money for university programs and projects. Rep. Randy Fine in the House, discovers that some universities are misusing the funds they’re given and because of this, he wants to punish them. The House began to question how many other universities are misusing money, which results in them pushing for a disinvestment. This article explains why defunding USF and universities in general, would be beneficial for the state of Florida. It reveals facts about how much the universities have been given & what they’ve been doing with their money.

Martin, Annie. “USF Acknowledges Misusing $6.4M on Construction on Heels of UCF Admitting Misspending $38M.” Orlandosentinel.com, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2019, www.orlandosentinel.com/news/education/os-ne-usf-building-misuse-20181107-story.html

In this article, Annie Martin exposes universities for misusing funds. She mentions how both USF and UCF recently took funds and used them for the wrong purposes. Martin talks about how USF used $6.4 million from an “incorrect source”, which was primarily for university needs on the project for the Patel Center for Global Solutions. She further states that the USF employees have yet to be disciplined for this act but claims that USF should expect some type of consequence for this action.

Wyllie, Julian. “Why Are States Spending Less on Higher-Ed? Medicaid and Lazy Rivers Could Be to Blame.” CHE, CHE, 8 Mar. 2020, www.chronicle.com/article/why-are-states-spending-less-on-higher-ed-medicaid-and-lazy-rivers-could-be-to-blame/

In this article, Wyllie discussed where the money went that would have normally went to universities. Included in this article were the reasonings behind why the state chose to take from the funding they had for universities. Wyllie shared that when the state sees that universities are spending their money on overly expensive buildings or on luxuries like a lazy river, they begin to prioritize other things. Because of this, states are using more money for Medicaid and taking from the universities.

“New Report Finds USF Among the Nation's Best at Helping Lower-Income Students Succeed.” USF News, University News, 9 May 2018, www.usf.edu/news/2018/new-report-finds-usf-among-nations-best-helping-lower-income-students.aspx

This article discusses how USF is one of the top universities at serving low-income students. It begins to elaborate on how the Pell Grants and financial aid have played such a great role in the success rate for those that have low-income. It shared that USF is one of the few universities that achieved a greater graduation rate for low-income students compared to non-Pell students. Included in this article was also an example of someone that graduated with a bachelor’s degree with the help of financial aid and a Pell Grant.

Coffey, Lauren. “Bizjournals.com.” USF Asks State for over $33 Million in Annual Funding Request, 24 Feb. 2020, www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2020/02/24/usf-asks-state-for-over-33-million-in-annual.html

In this article, Coffey talks about why USF is requesting $33 million from the state legislature. They are wanting to use that money to hire new faculty members. They are hoping this will cause them to rank higher in the U.S. News and World Report. Coffey also mentions that if USF gets the funds they are requesting, it could put them in a position to become a member of AAU.

Lindsay, Tom. “The Future Of An Illusion: The Higher-Ed 'Funding Cuts' Myth.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 11 May 2015, www.forbes.com/sites/tomlindsay/2015/05/11/the-future-of-an-illusion-the-higher-ed-funding-cuts-myth/?sh=22d66be5367e

Tom Lindsay shares people’s concerns on budget cuts associating with the inflation of tuition costs. He reveals facts stating that the funding for higher education is currently the highest it has ever been and is not associated with the increase in the cost of tuition. Instead, what causes the spike in the price of tuition is based on the economy and how the university is spending their money.

Outline

Position Statement:

The state of Florida should defund USF.

Claim 1:

USF along with other universities are misusing the funds given to them by the state.

Evidence:

“USF officials admitted they misused $6.4 million of state operating funds on a building completed in 2010.” (Kennedy, par. 13)

“The $21.7-million Patel Center for Global Solutions was mostly built using private donations, which is allowed, but USF used $6.4 million that was intended for other university needs on the project.” (Martin, par. 4)

Claim 2:

The state can use more money to help people in need.

Evidence:

“One of the reasons for why higher ed is often cut, anecdotally, is because when a legislator decides where to allocate money, they say, We see people hurting right now,” Webber said. “So it makes sense to them to allocate more money to things that affect right now.” (Wyllie, par. 6)

“Thanks to a Pell Grant and other financial aid offered by the university, I was able to achieve my dream without putting a financial burden upon my family. I am looking forward to putting my knowledge and skills to work as I start my career.” (New Repot Finds USF…, par.9)

Claim 3:

USF cares more about rankings than the students themselves.

Evidence:

“The hiring effort could help the university bump up its U.S. News and World Report ranking, where it currently sits at No. 44 among public universities and No. 103 among all national universities.” (Coffey, par. 4)

Opposition:

Defunding USF will increase tuition costs. USF is going to need to make some changes on how and where they spend and take their money. If they take a pay cut, USF will have o find a resource to gain more dollars, resulting in them inflating the cost of tuition.

Refutation:

“To begin, Campos reveals that public funding for higher education is “vastly larger” now than it was during the alleged “golden age of public funding in the 1960s.’” (Lindsay, par. 4)

People notice that the tuition costs are increasing but fail to look at the bigger picture. Public funding is higher than ever now compared to the past.

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