"It has heightened our scrutiny to ensure that summer school is making its way in terms of supporting itself," said Provost Bob Lyman.
Not only supporting itself, but making a profit - with tuition revenue exceeding teacher salaries and operating costs this summer.
Lyman said before the summer he asked the deans to submit to him courses with "an overall analysis that shows profitability."
The result is five colleges in the black.
Lyman said the model of college-driven budget management became more formalized this year, with less of an emphasis on the profit margin of individual courses and more on each college as a whole.
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What does this mean for the upcoming UPC recommendations and Executive Cabinet decisions?