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Dear Campus Community,

On June 27, 2025, Governor Newsom signed the 2025-26 Budget Act. As expected, the proposed 7.95% cut to the CSU’s budget was reduced, and $143.8 million (3%) of the CSU’s 2025-26 general fund allocation is deferred to 2026-27. The budget act also includes an option to borrow up to $143.8 million to make up for this cut, but the details of that offer are still under consideration by the Chancellor’s Office, and any money borrowed, would have to be paid back from a CSU fund source. Additionally, year 4 of the compact is deferred and split into two future year budgets: $100.9 million in 2026-27 and $151.4 million in 2028-29, with a one-time back-payment of $252.3 million in 2027-28. 

While the Governor and Legislatures support of the CSU is greatly appreciated and critically important, the state is facing a $21 billion deficit between spending and revenue projections in this fiscal year. Changes in the federal budget put further pressure on California’s budget, in turn, adding pressure on higher ed funding from the state. We cannot make fiscal decisions today based on the promise of funding in future years and have prepared our campus budget recommendations with that in mind. 

At CSU Long Beach, our budget for 2025-26 is solid, but not ideal, and will require us to closely monitor our spending while serving more students than ever. We have a strong revenue base and can meet our ongoing obligations without cutting division budgets and manage a $2 million base budget shortfall with one-time reserves in the university wide budget. This is aligned with the recommendation discussed with our campuswide Resource Planning Process committee in May. 

We will continue to work with our colleagues and partners across campus and the CSU system to advocate for full funding of the compact for higher education, restoration of the current fiscal year budget cut, and new ongoing funding to meet our campus’ needs. 

Karyn Scissum Gunn

Provost & Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs

Scott Apel

CFO and Vice President of Administration & Finance