San Jose State animation program: Hundreds of students shut out

[mike_c]

2. here's something hopeful from the California Faculty Assn....

Lawmakers today reached agreement on a state budget for the 2013/14 fiscal year. The agreement – which must still be signed by the governor – would provide the CSU with a funding increase of $125.1 million in the coming year.

Beyond the increase this year, the lawmakers also expressed commitment to the Governor’s proposal to step up funding for the CSU by five percent in 2014/ 15 and by 4 percent in each of the subsequent two years.

“We appreciate the legislature’s commitment to begin reinvesting in public higher education. This modest increase is a needed step towards making the CSU whole after years of budget cuts,” said CFA President Lillian Taiz, a professor of History at CSU Los Angeles.

She continued, “This is just the beginning of what is going to be a long process to turn around a decade of disinvestment in the CSU.”

more@ http://www.calfac.org/post/important-victories-faculty-included-californias-20132014-state-budget