WSU’s College of Ag braces for ‘very steep’ budget cuts, dean says

Washington State University’s College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences is preparing for budget cuts. “The state economy has not improved, so there will be some budget cuts that will be sent to our direction,” CAHNRS’ Cashup Davis Family Endowed Dean Raj Khosla told Washington Grain Commission board members during their meeting in Spokane Nov. 12. Last year, CAHNRS saw “the smallest amount of cuts,” at 1%, while WSU campuses in Vancouver and the Tri-Cities saw 15% and 10% cuts, Khosla said. This year, the college has been asked to prepare for possible budget cuts of 1%, 3%, 5% and 10%. “That’s going to be very steep,” Khosla said. For his core, permanent baseline budget, “anything 3% or more, if it happens, that means it will come at a cost of many, many, many positions. There’s just no other way out.” For any core budget in a complex organization, the majority of funds are tied up in salaries, Khosla said.

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