Sonoma State University announced that its intercollegiate athletics programs are being discontinued, several academic departments and majors are being eliminated and dozens of faculty members are being laid off to address a budget deficit of nearly $24 million.

Sonoma State faces a multimillion-dollar budget deficit as the California State University system as a whole could be staring down a $1 billion shortfall next year.

Facing a $23.9 million deficit, Sonoma State University will enact large budget cuts, including laying off faculty and eliminating its intercollegiate athletics program.