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I love the University
of California (UC) having been a student and lecturer. But today I am concerned
that at times I do not recognize the UC I love. Like so many I am deeply
disappointed by the pervasive failures of Regent Chairwoman Lansing, President
Yudof and the ten campus Chancellors from holding the line on rising costs.
Californians are
reeling from19% unemployment (includes those forced to work part time, and
those no longer searching), mortgage defaults, loss of unemployment benefits.
And those who still have jobs are working longer for less. Faculty wages must reflect California’s ability to pay, not what others
are paid.
Pay increases for
generously paid Faculty is arrogance.
UC Berkeley (ranked #
70 Forbes) tuition increases exceed the national average rate of increases. Chancellor
Birgeneau has molded Cal.
into the most expensive American public university.
President Yudof and Chancellor
Birgeneau have dismissed many much needed cost-cutting options. They did not
consider freezing vacant faculty positions, increasing class size, requiring
faculty to teach more classes, doubling the time between sabbaticals, cutting
and freezing pay and benefits for all chancellors and and reforming the pension
system.
They said faculty such
reforms “would not be healthy for University
of California”.
We agree it is far
from the ideal situation, but it is in the best interests of the university
system and the state to hold the line on cost increases. UC cannot expect to do
business as usual: raising tuition; granting pay raises and huge bonuses during
a weak economy that has sapped state revenues and individual Californians’
income.
There is no
question the necessary realignments with economic reality are painful. Regent Chairwoman Lansing can bridge the public trust
gap with reassurances that salaries and costs reflect California’s economic reality. The sky above UC will not fall
Opinions? Email the UC Board
of Regents [email protected]
The void is there because California tries to soak the rich and gets most of its revenue from the income taxes and investment taxes of the rich. Then it tries to regulate businesses out of the state while providing sanctuary and benefits to illegal aliens. When wealthy people and businesses no longer invest in California, middle class people lose their jobs and no one has money left to support higher education.
The cartoon is clever but inaccurate. Student tuition covers only 25% of the budget shortfall that the legislature has imposed on us. The remaining 75% is being made up from other sources, with equally serious consequences.
Every year more qualified students apply than can be accepted. Raise tuition.
At the same time, they have enough money around to want to give scholarships and in-State tuition to illegal immigrants, so they must not be all that short on cash.
but then UC would fall in the rankings,
don’t you know that the institution has to turn people away to maintain the image of “selectivity”?
plus where are they going to put those new students?
It’s already hell on campus w/these 18-20 year-old peons who cannot be bothered to tear their eyes from their phones while they walk about.
With any luck some will be hit by the 51, their drivers are known to read novels while driving (I shit you not, seen it w/my own eyes.)
Wanna build another campus? Sure Nate Brostrom would be happy to saddle the UC with another handful of billions in debt, and that Dick Blum would profit handsomely from the construction – but neither of those addresses the problem of where’s the $ coming from.
Chancellor Robert J Birgeneau ($500,000 salary) of University of California Berkeley, displaces qualified
for public university education at Cal. Californians with $50,600 FOREIGN
students
University
of California Berkeley,
ranked # 70 Forbes, is not increasing enrollment. $50,600 FOREIGN students are accepted by Cal. at the expense of
qualified instate students.
Opinions make a difference, email UC Board of Regents [email protected]
Money for Cal can come from wage concessions by University of California Faculty and senior management salaries.
University of California faculty gains pay rises from California’s economy
pain
Students and their parents face mortgage defaults, 19%
unemployment (including those forced to work part time and those no longer
searching), pay reductions, loss of unemployment benefits. UC Faculty receives
pay increase. No layoff for Faculty, Chancellors during California’s longest deepest recession.
There is no good reason to raise faculty salaries,
tuition, fees when wage concessions are available. UC wages must reflect California’s ability to pay, not what others
are paid. If wages better elsewhere, chancellors, tenured, non tenured
faculty, UCOP apply for the positions. If wages determine commitment to UC
Berkeley, leave for better paying position. The sky above the 10 campuses will
not fall.
It is time for Faculty, Chancellors to get a grip on
financial realities.
No furloughs. UCOP 18% reduction salaries & $50
million cut.
Chancellors’, 18% cut. Tenured faculty 15% trim.
Non-Tenured faculty, 10% reduction. Eliminate 100% Academic Senate, Council
costs.
It is especially galling to continue to generously
compensate chancellors, faculty while Californians are making financial sacrifices
and faculty, chancellor, turnover is the lowest of public universities.
The message that President Yudof, UC Board of Regent
Chair Lansing, UC Berkeley Birgeneau are sending is they have more concern for
generously paid chancellors, faculty. The few at the top need to get a grip on
economic reality, fairness.
Email your opinion UC Board of Regents [email protected]
You operate under the pretense that there is a functioning market for academic positions when there is no such thing.
The most famous of them can get other offers, but the other 90+% do not really live in the fantasy-dreamland scene playing out on the back of your eyelids.
There are now more administrators than tenured faculty, there’s your opportunity to trim the fat:
http://keepcaliforniaspromise.org/2001/ucs-administrators-crossed-the-line
Re This:
“Students and their parents face mortgage defaults, 19%
unemployment (including those forced to work part time and those no longer
searching), pay reductions, loss of unemployment benefits.”
Yes, agreed.
Maybe the President and his Attny. Gen. should have thought about prosecuting some of the biggest players in humanity’s biggest financial fraud in history. Oops, those are his campaign donors, his current chief of staff and economic advisers!
Get your comments to UC Board of Regents
Chancellor Robert J Birgeneau ($500,000 salary) of University of California Berkeley, displaces qualified
for public university education at Cal. Californians with $50,600 FOREIGN
students
University
of California Berkeley,
ranked # 70 Forbes, is not increasing enrollment. $50,600 FOREIGN students are accepted by Cal. at the expense of
qualified instate students.
Opinions make a difference, email UC Board of Regents [email protected]
“The sky above the 10 campuses will not fall”
Unfortunately, this is far from certain. An exodus of faculty would be a catastrophe.
The generously paid UC Faculty will have a difficult time finding comparably paid jobs elsewhere in the USA. It’s a recession!
Cal’s best faculty scholars would be welcome on any campus in America. When they’re gone, ratings will fall sharply.
It’s a recessions! Unfortunately the generously paid Faculty keep them from finding comparable paying positions at other American Universities. However ther are new middle east universities that can afford Cal’s expensive Faculty.
UC Berkeley can not expect to do business as usual, granting faculty pay increases and hudge bonuses during the weak economy that has sapped state revenues and individual Californians’ income.
The sky will not fall on UC Berkeley as excessively paid faculty leave.
“It’s a recessions!”
And that means professors who are denied raises are even more susceptible to generous offers from other schools. You and the legislature think UC can absorb endless cuts with no consequences. Bunk!
Generously paid UC faculty will not find comparably paid jobs in the USA: few if any Universities can afford the high salaries of UC Faculty during this recession.
UC wages must reflect California’s
ability to pay, not what others are paid. If wages better elsewhere,
chancellors, tenured, non tenured faculty, UCOP apply for the positions. If
wages determine commitment to UC Berkeley, leave for better paying position.
The sky above the 10 campuses will not fall.
Well paid Faculty positions are available in middle east universities.
You’ve already made this assertion. It’s silly, and repeating it doesn’t make it less silly.
Do not read my comments. Others however will be reading them the first time.
People do have factual opinions that do not agree your assertions.
“People do have factual opinions that do not agree your assertions.”
But not you. You offer only assertions without facts.
I love the University
of California (UC) having been a student and lecturer. But today I am concerned
that at times I do not recognize the UC I love. Like so many I am deeply
disappointed by the pervasive failures of Regent Chairwoman Lansing, President
Yudof and the ten campus Chancellors from holding the line on rising costs.
Californians are
reeling from19% unemployment (includes those forced to work part time, and
those no longer searching), mortgage defaults, loss of unemployment benefits.
And those who still have jobs are working longer for less. Faculty wages must reflect California’s ability to pay, not what others
are paid.
Pay increases for
generously paid Faculty is arrogance.
UC Berkeley (ranked #
70 Forbes) tuition increases exceed the national average rate of increases. Chancellor
Birgeneau has molded Cal.
into the most expensive American public university.
President Yudof and Chancellor
Birgeneau have dismissed many much needed cost-cutting options. They did not
consider freezing vacant faculty positions, increasing class size, requiring
faculty to teach more classes, doubling the time between sabbaticals, cutting
and freezing pay and benefits for all chancellors and and reforming the pension
system.
They said faculty such
reforms “would not be healthy for University
of California”.
We agree it is far
from the ideal situation, but it is in the best interests of the university
system and the state to hold the line on cost increases. UC cannot expect to do
business as usual: raising tuition; granting pay raises and huge bonuses during
a weak economy that has sapped state revenues and individual Californians’
income.
There is no
question the necessary realignments with economic reality are painful. Regent Chairwoman Lansing can bridge the public trust
gap with reassurances that salaries and costs reflect California’s economic reality. The sky above UC will not fall
Opinions? Email the UC Board
of Regents [email protected]
Hot pic! :P