FAU students find budget cuts hit home - Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel

College students in Florida are getting a real-world lesson in economics as the effects of $300 million in budget cuts are starting to hit home. At Florida Atlantic University, nearly a third of classes in the normally bustling summer session have been canceled, after the school took a nearly $25 million hit. Florida International University is deferring some maintenance projects and delaying hiring while the University of Florida has asked its departments to cut about 5 percent from their budgets.