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UMass' Meehan 'Frustrated' By Need To Do Budget Cuts

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Cutbacks are coming at the University of Massachusetts.

UMass says it will have to cut $11 million from its budget, after a spending package passed on Beacon Hill Wednesday did not include money for retroactive pay increases for university faculty and staff.

UMass President Marty Meehan joins us to talk about the cuts.

This segment aired on October 29, 2015.

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