Poor economy may slow growth at Arizona State University

From The Washington Post: More than 55,500 students are enrolled here at Arizona State University, many thronging its paths on bicycles, scooters and longboards. But huge growth comes with the huge fiscal challenges of the toughest economy in a generation. To offset nearly $90 million in state cuts -- about 18 percent -- the university laid off 500 employees this year and cut nearly 500 vacant positions, gave other employees mandatory furloughs of 10 to 15 days, raised the size of some classes, increased course loads for professors, consolidated dozens of academic programs and imposed a tuition surcharge of $510 to $710 per student.