State budget impact at 草榴社区 likely less than what officials feared
Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard is tempted to call the state budget proposal and it鈥檚 impacts on 草榴社区 a 鈥溾榣east worst case鈥 outcome.鈥
In short, the state budget proposal released on Tuesday, May 24, would cut Western鈥檚 state revenue by $35.5 million. Most of that would be backfilled with a proposed tuition increase of 16 percent each year, making the net cut to the university鈥檚 budget about $5.5 million.