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Cal State budget plan includes hiring more than 500 full-time faculty (LA Times)
Cal State budget plan includes hiring more than 500 full-time facultyBy Carla Rivera
November 5, 2013
Hundreds of new full-time faculty would be hired to teach high-demand courses at California State University campuses under a budget plan to be considered by trustees Tuesday.
Under the proposal, about $13 million would be used to hire more than 500 full-time faculty members, enabling campuses to increase the number of classes in highly sought subjects such as English, algebra, geography and biology. An additional $8 million would pay for 70 new academic advisors, a crucial component in the system’s push to have students meet graduation requirements more quickly.
“These are areas that took a big hit when we went into recession and we haven’t been able to replenish,” Cal State system spokesman Mike Uhlenkamp said.
The Board of Trustees is scheduled to act on the budget plan when it convenes in Long Beach. Gov. Jerry Brown, a member of the board, is to attend the meeting, which will continue Wednesday.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-calstate-trustees-20131105,0,7731037.story#axzz2jnFVv7G3