The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees wrapped up its May meeting Wednesday by recapping some of its potential cost-cutting strategies to help offset its universities’ budget woes. Chief Financial Officer Benjamin Quillian concluded the two-day meeting by announcing the ideas — including giving additional workload to professors, charging more fees for students and […]
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CSU plans for worst-case scenario
California State University (CSU) trustees discussed cost-reduction measures Tuesday but discounted the possible closure or chartering of one or more of its campuses. CSU system officers presented ideas to offset the ailing university budget at the Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach. Among the potential actions were raising professors’ classloads, discontinuing programs at some […]
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Some incoming freshmen to take remedial summer classes
A new California State University (CSU) policy taking effect this year will aim to level the playing field for undergraduates by implementing mandatory summer courses for some students. Incoming Cal Poly freshmen struggling in English and math may soon find themselves in summer school as part of the Early Start Program (ESP). The CSU Board […]
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Demystifying the money: Tuition
[box]Demystifying the Money is a new Mustang Daily series that will break down Cal Poly student tuition and fees.[/box] California State University (CSU) tuition has more than doubled since 2007, and for the first time in history, CSU students are paying for more than 50 percent of their education. Undergraduate tuition is now $5,472 per […]
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Trustees vote to regulate presidential pay
In a move aimed to regulate presidential pay at California State University (CSU) campuses, the CSU Board of Trustees voted on a new system of executive compensation at its meeting Wednesday. The new policy groups the 23 CSU campuses into five tiers and compares them to similar universities across the country. It also caps compensation for incoming […]
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Brown pulls trigger, more budget cuts
California Gov. Jerry Brown released his yearly budget proposal last Thursday, introducing the possibility of additional cuts to the California State University (CSU) system. The proposed cuts come less than a month after a December trigger cut slashed $100 million from the CSU budget. That, combined with reductions in funding earlier last year, totaled $750 […]
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CSU trustees approve fee increase
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees approved a 9 percent increase in student tuition for the 2012-13 academic year at its meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The tuition increase was proposed and passed as a safeguard for the CSU, if the $333 million state funding increase proposal is not approved by the state […]
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California Faculty Association loses suit against CSU
The California State University (CSU) did not violate any public meetings laws in approving the salary of Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong, the highest CSU president salary to date, according to a ruling by a Los Angeles judge last week. The matter was brought to court by California Faculty Association (CFA) president Lillian Taiz, who […]
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CSU Board of Trustees discusses financials
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees met on Jan. 25 and 26 for the first time since Governor Jerry Brown took office and proposed the $500 million cut in funding.
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‘I object, your honor’: CSU students fire back at raised student fees
Five California State University (CSU) students were allowed to proceed on behalf of more than 200,000 of the CSU student population in a class action lawsuit Jan. 6 against the CSU trustees. The lawsuit is being brought as a result of the unexpected Fall 2009 student fee increase that occurred after students had already paid, […]
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CSU budget protests scarce at Cal Poly
Students and faculty have been protesting budget cuts at campuses around the state, so why has there been so little protest here at Cal Poly?