August 31, 2009 The nation’s recession and the state’s budget crunch have had a distressing impact on higher education and UC San Diego. This fall, faculty and students will return to campus as usual, but the freshman class will be about 10 percent smaller than last year, and faculty and staff will begin taking mandatory furlough days over the next year, due to the state budget woes. The situation may not be ideal, but we must still go about our business – educating the best and brightest students to become tomorrow’s innovative leaders and problem solvers, and conducting cutting-edge research that changes and saves lives. Despite our economic challenges, there is still plenty to look forward to this school year, and it all begins this month with events like Welcome Week and the opening of the Village at Torrey Pines. Read More >>>
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