#SaveUConn: Proposed Budget Reductions Dire

The General Assembly's budget would reduce the state appropriation to UConn by just shy of 30 percent. Campuses would close, financial aid would be slashed, and thousands of jobs in the private economy would be lost.

The Field House was filled to capacity with nearly 1,200 students, faculty, and staff who rallied in support of the University on Wednesday. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

The Field House was filled to capacity with nearly 1,200 students, faculty, and staff who rallied in support of the University and in opposition to the legislature’s budget. (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)