Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Facing a ‘Looming Fiscal Emergency,’ HSU Announces Plan to Slash Budget by $9 Million - Ryan Burns, Lost Coast Outpost

Hoping to stave off a “looming fiscal emergency,” Humboldt State University President Lisa A. Rossbacher today announced plans to cut the school’s annual budget by seven percent, or $9 million. Cost-cutting measures include eliminating a number of staff and administrator positions, instituting hiring freezes in numerous departments, closing the Third Street Gallery and “determining alternative pathways” for the Children’s Center.* The university has seen growing budget deficits in recent years due to both internal and external factors, according to an analysis by the President’s Cabinet, an advisory group comprised of seven HSU administrators including Rossbacher herself. https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2018/feb/23/hsu-plans-slash-budget-9-million/