California State University system faces worst fiscal situation in its history

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Nanette Asimov, Chronicle Staff Writer
03/23/11

About 10,000 students will be turned away, and an untold number of employees will lose their jobs next fall across California State University's 23 campuses.

That was the grim news Tuesday out of Long Beach, where CSU trustees discussed how the university that serves more than 400,000 students will shrink amid devastating budget news from the state.

"We're facing the worst financial situation the CSU has ever had," said Trustee Bill Hauck, chairman of the university system's finance committee.

"It's very sad," said Chris Chavez, president of the California State Student Association and a senior at Cal State Long Beach. "But it comes back to what's being funded through Sacramento."



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2. I may be one of those cut

I intentionally did not take a tenure track position since this is a retirement job for me and believe it should go to someone for whom it was their chosen career. It will be interesting to see how the cuts are made. We tend to run full classes and have a great placement record. However, that will not be the only criteria used.

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