University of Nebraska Asks for $166M Increase in Tax Dollars in 2027-29 Budget

Northeast Nebraska regents back university budget request, raise concerns over state funding

Northeast Nebraska’s three representatives on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents backed a new biennial budget request Thursday while raising questions about the financial pressures facing the university system.

University of Nebraska board approves cutting programs with low enrollment

The eliminations come after a bruising budget-saving push to eliminate degrees last year at the system’s Lincoln campus.

NU regents eliminate programs and approve budget increase request, amid financial pressures

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Nebraska Board of Regents unanimously voted to eliminate a total of nine low-enrollment academic programs on Thursday. The decision to axe the programs came right before a discussion of the 2026-27 budget. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the axed programs include a BA and BS in Ethnic Studies and a BS in Insect Science. “Removing...

UNL cuts ethnic studies, insect science majors, asks state for more funds

The Board of Regents eliminated two degrees at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at its meeting on Thursday.

University of Nebraska asks for $166M increase in tax dollars in 2027-29 budget

Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature John Arch, left, talks with former Speaker Jim Scheer of Norfolk. Scheer now serves on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. June 6, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Board of Regents unanimously approved a request to seek $166 million more in taxpayer dollars for the 2027-29 budget cycle. The request calls for an additional $91 million for university operations…

Nebraska regents approve request for 4.25% more in state aid

Regents unanimously approved the biennial budget request that would increase annual support for university system operations by about $61 million over the 2027-29 biennium.