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By Kyeland Jackson —
Interim Provost Dale Billingsley said a hiring freeze, implemented after a $48 million budget deficit shook the university two weeks ago, was temporarily lifted.
He also proposed growing the student population to 30,000 students, a 36 percent jump, in an exclusive interview with The Cardinal Thursday.
“A formal freeze, in the sense of absolutely no hiring, was pretty much suspended (Wednesday) when we gave the academic units and the support units expense budget targets for the remainder of the year,” Billingsley said.