Rising tuition, relentless fundraising and year-round school could be the new normal for Cal State University, as the 23-campus system looks to build a bulwark against a volatile state economy that leaves campus administrators scrambling each year to fund programs and enroll more students.
The Task Force on a Sustainable Financial Model for the CSU has released a draft report to system trustees, offering recommendations ranging from yearly tuition hikes to year-round schools in an effort to wean the 460,000-student university from its dependency on Sacramento.