Even with the new state and federal dollars, overall funding for the two university systems will remain lower than three years ago. But campuses anticipate some relief after several years of reduced enrollments and difficulty for students trying to get into courses they need for graduation. "We will be able to hire faculty and be able to provide additional course sections," UC’s Lenz said. Cal State had already announced that it would use the federal stimulus money to admit as many as 10,000 new students for winter and spring terms, as well as restore about 3,000 course sections.

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by Larry Gordon and Carla Rivera, The Los Angeles Times.

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