Big Cuts, Big Completion Gains

Inside Higher Ed: The recession hit the University of Rhode Island hard. The public flagship quickly lost $26 million -- or more than 30 percent of its state support, which remains smaller than it was a decade ago.

Yet the painful budget cuts have had a silver lining at the university, where the need to be more efficient contributed to substantial improvements in student retention and graduation rates.

“It forced us to double down,” said Dean Libutti, the university’s vice provost for enrollment management.

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