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The budget challenges faced by CSUDH in 2024-25, which are still ongoing, have made it clear that we need to undertake significant and permanent changes to our operations in order to continue providing a transformative educational experience to our students. Simply reducing spending while maintaining the status quo will not bridge the gap between what it costs to achieve our goals and the level of funding CSUDH receives. To reimagine the university is to rethink core assumptions about what the university is, and to build a sustainable model that may look different from the kind of university we have come to see CSUDH as.

This is uncharted territory for CSUDH, but that does not mean we plan to change our bedrock principles. While the way we operate may change, our mission and values will not.

It is too soon to say if this process will result in eliminating any academic programs, but reviewing our offerings is always a consideration, even outside of this process. Academic Affairs leaders regularly review programs to ensure we offer courses and fields of study that are appropriate for our student population. This process can consider enrollment and graduation data, labor market demand, costs, and other information. It is important to note that this process can also reveal academic programs that CSUDH should add or invest in, to address market gaps or build on our successes, and is not focused only on cuts.