Arizona State University will shut down dozens of academic programs, cap enrollment, and require employees to take two to three weeks’ worth of unpaid leave, its president, Michael M. Crow, told The Arizona Republic today. The moves come as the state faces a $1.6-billion budget shortfall for 2009 and possibly a $3-billion deficit for 2010.

Mr. Crow also said that the university might have to raise tuition, and that even though the institution had already eliminated 550 jobs and declined to renew the contracts of about 200 faculty associates, several hundred more people would probably have to be let go. The university will scale back operations at two of its four campuses this year, Mr. Crow said, and next year it might have to close the two campuses altogether.

The Legislature is still working on measures to deal with the revenue shortfalls, but lawmakers are waiting to hear details of the federal stimulus package before making final decisions. —Lawrence Biemiller