The leaders of Virginia’s colleges and universities were invited to speak yesterday to the members of the General Assembly House Appropriations Committee.

By clicking the following links, you can read stories written about the meeting from the Virginian Pilot and the Roanoke Times.

The Roanoke TImes article mentions the impact that proposed budget cuts will have on Virginia’s Community Colleges and how such cuts could hamper efforts to create jobs in Virginia.

Kaine’s budget proposal also cuts funding for community colleges by 10 percent in the upcoming fiscal year. The cuts come as demand for community college offerings increases, said Glenn DuBois, chancellor of the community college system

“One way to break through this recession is to create jobs and our community colleges are at the forefront of this enterprise,” DuBois said.

By clicking on this link, you can listen to an MP3 file of the full remarks VCCS Chancellor Glenn DuBois made to the committee:

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DuBois Remarks to the House Appropriations Committee 1.21.09