The University of Maryland will freeze hiring and reduce staff at its College Park campus, the university president said. C.D. Mote, who said he would shrink the staff through retirements and possibly layoffs, said the university needs to cut $14.6 million from its 2010 budget.
The hiring freezewill mean larger classes, fewer courses and trimmed-back student services as students return to campus next month.
Officials have warned that more statewide budget cuts scheduled for September could result in a tuition increase in January, breaking a four-year tuition freeze.
Gov. Martin O’Malley told the state university system it has to cut $37.8 million from its budget to help overcome the state’s massive state budget shortfall.
