Gov. Gavin Newsom is maintaining his pledge to give another year of funding increases to California’s two university systems amid a projected $32 billion state budget shortfall.
In a revised 2023–24 state budget—presented on May 12—Newsom kept intact his plan to give both the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems a 5 percent boost in funding, amounting to $216 million for UC and $227 million for CSU.
The increases fulfill a pledge Newsom made last year to give both systems five percent annual budget increases for the next five years if they worked toward improving graduation and enrollment rates, particularly among California residents….