The university, faced with $13 million in red ink, has cut 144 classes and 60 faculty over the past year. Huerta said the cancellations will keep her on campus an extra year… More bad news may lie ahead. In a meeting last week, trustees discussed yet another possible 10 percent hike next year. The CSU plans to ask for an $882 million increase in state funding above the current $2.33 billion. Included in that is $94 million that otherwise could be generated by a fee hike. CSU trustees are expected to vote on a budget proposal in November. That’s also when University of California regents should vote on a plan to raise fees by 30 percent. About 7,000 UC students statewide staged a protest last week.

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by Patty Guerra, The Modesto Bee.

Posted: October 1st, 2009, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.