The California State University announced Tuesday it would not increase tuition this year for the system’s 485,000-plus students, amid pandemic-related hardships and higher than expected funding from the state. AdvertisementNewsom’s budget proposal for next year included $144.5 million in recurring funding for the CSU — nearly half of the $299 million that was cut last year amid the recession and state budget deficit. Much of that money will go toward the CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025, including money to support students’ basic needs of food and housing. The CSU announced in December that it planned to return to in-person instruction and activities in the fall 2021 term. Castro reaffirmed that intent at the meeting Tuesday, although he acknowledged that if public health circumstances change, the university would adjust.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 27, 2021 02:29 UTC