Like every bureaucracy that is threatened, they will cut where it is most visible and most painful for the public. They will do this even if the cuts don't save

Like every bureaucracy that is threatened, they will cut where it is most visible and most painful for the public. They will do this even if the cuts don't save much money. Cutting something hidden, like administrative overhead, just isn't going to happen. Doing this the ethical way: 1. Use loans (bonds?) to cover the immediate shortfall for students that are currently enrolled or accepted. 2. Raise tuition on future students to better represent actual cost. 3. Eliminate departments that would take a loss. (students unwilling to pay the needed amount) Since this is a state school, there is also some responsibility to the people of the state: prioritize keeping departments that contribute to the industry of the state, with relatively few students leaving the state after graduation. So maybe keep geology and petroleum engineering, while eliminating sociology and art. Even computer science could be eliminated if those graduates nearly all leave for California.