BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Faculty and students from Canisius University hit the picket line on Friday to protest the school’s announced plan to cut $15 million from the 2025 operating budget.
Faculty members at the protest told 7 News that they have faced declines in benefits and have not received a cost of living raise in a decade. They fear the impact of further cuts at the school, which is home to about 2,500 students.
“We would love for Canisius to open the books so that we can all work together and try and find some solutions to the budget difficulties at the university,” said Tayna Loughead, Professor of Philosophy and President of the American Association of University Professors at Canisius. “This is an issue of prioritizing what matters at the university, and we ought to be prioritizing education.”
“What good is cutting a budget by some arbitrary amount if …