June 10, 2008
Florida State University plans to cut enrollment, eliminate 250 jobs and reduce some student services to cover a $32 million loss in state funding. FSU trustees will consider the cost-cutting measures when they meet Thursday and Friday in Tallahassee. The enrollment cuts work out to 2,000 fewer students this fall than would typicall be enrolled. That's about 1,200 freshmen and 800 transfer students not getting in. FSU President T.K. Wetherell said the university had to close its doors to some students "to ensure the ones already here would receive the education they deserved." The University of Central Florida has been making some spending cuts as well because of declining state revenues, but has not released a summary of losses as FSU did today and the University of Florida and the University of South Florida have done recently.
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