A gloomy future for York has been predicted by Vice Chancellor Brian Cantor.
Student costs will rise and funding will drop, but the University top dog says he is unlikely to fight to protect us.
In an exclusive interview with York Vision, Cantor said: “My assumption is that there will be further cuts coming… we will have to go back to the drawing board and see how we cope with those.”
But he refused to promise to battle with the government, branding political lobbying a “waste of time”.
Funding cuts have already damaged the University, with recent controversial cuts to the porter service. Cantor admits that the changes have made students feel insecure, saying there is “a feeling that there’s been a deterioration.”
Despite this, Cantor refused to set a limit on how bad crime on campus would have to get before he would consider reinstating the porters. He said: “Obviously we work within a very constrained financial position.”
Cantor insists that the administrators will find a way to cope with the University’s dismal prospects but admitted: “it’s hard to adjust to”. He predicts that the months after the upcoming general election will be “more challenging”.
Criticism that he is not in touch with student feelings over the issues have also been refuted by Cantor. However, he admitted that student negotiation with him was “not normally the most effective method to achieve things”.
http://www.yorkvision.co.uk/features/vice-chancellor-the-interview