UofA creates commission to focus on college affordability, efficiency

A news release from the UofA this morning states that the university has created a commission to be chaired by Don Pederson, vice chancellor for finance and administration, to increase efficiency in all aspects of operations at the University of Arkansas with an eye toward affordability. The commission will review academic and administrative unit cost reallocation and reduction plans throughout the university. It will recommend to the chancellor, on an ongoing basis, ways to contain costs and make the university more affordable to future generations of students without compromising quality.