CHRIS WYRICK: UA advancement chief says budget balances!

  • CHRIS WYRICK: UA advancement chief says budget balances!

I’m not going to trouble you with a recitation of the sordid tale of busted budgets, excessive salaries, University of Arkansas secrecy, special dealing and other nastiness associated with the debacle in the advancement (fund-raising) division of the state’s flagship university at Fayetteville.

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I think it is comment enough when a university that has a business school, is heavily subsidized by the Walton family and employs a battalion of six-figure assistant, asssociate, vice and assorted other chancellors must issue a news release that says:

Advancement Division Balances Fiscal Year 2013 Budget

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What’s next?

UA accounting office bounced no checks in 2013!

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All 2013 UA graduates can read!

Razorback linemen can tackle!

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The news release, for your information (still lacking internal details on revenue sources and all expenditures):

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