UC Riverside: The Other Budget Shoe Drops - Chris Levister, Black Voice News

In a letter to campus staff, Chancellor Timothy White said the latest cuts will inflict “real pain on individuals” – in other words, layoffs. It’s unclear which, or how many, workers might lose their jobs. In an effort to trim spending during the 2011-2012 fiscal year, White announced $12.8 million in cuts from individual campus units. While the cuts will be made to both the academic and the administrative support operations of the campus, nearly two-thirds of the burden will be taken by the administrative support units. Some departments are losing up to 9 percent of state funding. Business operations, which manages human resources, technology services, transportation and accounting will be among the hardest hit. Campus police and core faculty will go largely unscathed. The university will also spare employee retirement funds and financial aid to students who need it. Overall, the UC system is facing a $1 billion gap for the 2011-2012 budget year, which translates to approximately $46 million for UCR.