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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Budget gap forces FIU to cut programs, staff, South Florida Business Journal

June 13, 2008

Florida International University's board of directors has approved staff reductions and the closure of 25 academic programs and centers in order to bridge a $32 million budget gap.

In an e-mail to the university community, FIU President Modesto A. Maidique said the changes would take place over the next three years.

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