VOA慢速英语:Support for Public Universities Still Below Pre-Recession Levels

financial – adj. relating to money

fiscal year – n. a 12-month period used by a government, business, or organization to count how much money is being earned or spent

founding – v. to begin or create something that is meant to last for a long time

society – n. people in general thought of as living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values

civic – adj. relating to citizenship or being a citizen

engagement – n. the act or state of being involved with something

institution(s) – n. an established organization

scholarship(s) – n. an amount of money that is given by a school or organization to a student to help pay for the student's education

underutilized – adj. not fully used

capacity – n. the ability to do something

viable – adj. capable of being done or used