Coronavirus forces USF, state universities to cut budgets
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing significant budget cuts at the University of South Florida and other schools in the State University System.
Officials at USF say they are consulting with college deans as they decide where to trim, and are in the early stages of the process. But they have already submitted a list of $36.7 million in proposed cuts for this year to the state Board of Governors, which oversees Florida’s 12 state universities. Proposals for further cuts next year of up to 15 percent will be submitted to the USF Board of Trustees on Wednesday.