BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — It’s officially back-to-school season at California State University, Bakersfield—but recent budget cuts have some wondering if students will have a harder time succeeding. I’m Madi Vollmer, and I spoke with the university president to learn more about this upcoming year.

At California State University, Bakersfield, students are back on campus and preparing for the new school year. With nearly 11,000 students, CSUB faces financial challenges.

Vernon B. Harper Jr. is the President, at CSUB and he says, “Students take their classes in a division called Academic Affairs, and we try everything we can to protect that from any severe budget cuts—as well as their advising, their tutoring, all the things that are student-facing, we make sure we protect. Things that I

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