Cal State plans fee hikes, furloughs to save $584M - San Francisco Business Times:

The increase, which the Los Angeles Timexs says is 15 percent to 20 comes on the heels of a 10 percengt tuition hikein May. The fee increasew will be consideredJuly 21. The universituy system said it expects federal stimulus financialk aid increases will cover the fee increase forabout 187,00o0 students, along with more Pell awards and tax credits. The system also plans to reducd enrollmentby 32,000 students for the 2010-2011 schoolo year by increasing grade pointf average requirements and closing sprinyg 2010 enrollment and winter 2010 admissions. The universityt system, which has 450,000 students, said 86 percent of its operatingt budget goes to employee salarieesand benefits.
CSU hopes to furlough all employeeds two days per month to cut down on On Tuesday, the California State University Employees Union, whichj represents 16,000 non-academic workers, tentatively agreed to the plan. The 2,400 CSU members of the Academicf Professionals of California have agreed to negotiatsethe furloughs. The California Facultg Association, which represents 23,000 faculty personnel, has not yet votex on the furloughs.