The president of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) has implemented a hiring freeze.
"These spending control measures are necessary given our projected cut of $25 million for the next fiscal year," President Mark E. Ojakian said. "We must be strategic given our limited resources."
The hiring freeze is effective immediately and applies to all 17 campuses and the system office.
"All searches are suspended until further notice. It's something we felt we had to go, given our current fiscal situation," Maribel La Luz, of CSCU, said.
The decision to halt hiring new employees at CSCU comes amid severe budget cuts in the state.
The hiring freeze could last until July, or go longer, and any exceptions would require the schools to justify the needs to fill the positions.
