Dr. Jeffrey Gold, president of the University of Nebraska system, gives his first "State of the University" address in the Nebraska State Capitol. Sept. 4, 2025. (Photo by Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold said Thursday that impending systemwide budget cuts of more than $40 million will be “incredibly painful” but “necessary” for NU’s survival.

Dr. Gold, speaking at his inaugural “State of the University” address, said NU will still embark on what he’s coined the “Odyssey to the Extraordinary.” He set out his vision one year ago during the formal ceremony celebrating him as NU’s ninth president. Gold returned Thursday to say he still seeks to make an “already good, already excellent” NU “something more.”

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