To cut costs, SJSU to lay off 76 staff and eliminate 49 positions Education - San Jose Mercury News

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To cut costs, SJSU to lay off 76 staff and eliminate 49 positions Faced with an $18 million shortfall, San Jose State University announced Thursday that it will lay off 76 staff, eliminate 49 vacant positions, reduce part-time faculty and cut operating expenses. SJSU is midway through a two-year effort to shrink its base budget to $263 million, due to reductions in state funding. UC Berkeley acceptances from outside California hit record high Herhold: Teen's death-by-bullying warns us about our own children UCSC to suspend community studies program Fisher: Giving children a gift of the stars Stanford stress ranked #1 by those who don't know Seven South Bay and Peninsula school districts hold mail-only tax elections Santa Clara County schools superintendent gets mixed marks San Jose Great Bunny Rescue was a success Protest over 'Mount Pleasant' book: Poizner declines to apologize Fisher: Hip-hop stars find kids' letters persuasive How do flowers know to bloom in spring? Now humans know, too