California’s identity was at stake on Nov. 6. Proposition 30, which increased the state sales tax slightly and increased income taxes on the wealthy, was only technically about taxes. In reality, it was about whether California wants to be the sort of state that makes big public investments that lead Read More…
The middle class is dwindling. Since the economic downturn, politicians have rallied behind the call to help the poor and middle classes. Political speeches are now about protecting the middle class. But, as experience has proven recently, political rhetoric about the middle class is nothing more than just that — Read More…
Will the Harvards, Cal Techs and Stanfords out there change their tenure policy to match the UC? I doubt it. Why? Because it will place these schools at a competitive disadvantage for research funding. Placing an additional burden on the UC tenure-track faculty outside of the typical university norm would cause a faculty to commit additional time and resources and potentially distract that faculty from building up his or her laboratory, writing research grants and publishing his or her findings in scholarly journals. Is the groundbreaking work of an academic researcher not worthy enough service to the wider community? Read More…
In response to rising college costs, a state assembly member recently proposed two bills collectively named The Affordable College Act to lower the cost of California’s higher education. Read More…
California State Senator Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana, introduced a bill on Tuesday to support children of deported parents in attending California higher education institutions. Read More…
Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed 2013-14 state budget rolls back higher education cuts of recent years with improved funding but confronts California’s public universities about eliminating costly inefficiencies. Read More…
A recent California state auditor’s report, which investigated matters such as bribery, conspiracy to commit fraud and improper overtime pay, singled out an employee at the University of California’s Office of the President for receiving what it calls “wasteful” reimbursement for travel expenses. Read More…
At its meeting Wednesday, the UC Board of Regents approved the UC’s 2013-2014 budget — despite objections from Gov. Jerry Brown and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom that the plan is unrealistic. The plan calls for state funding to the University of California to increase by more than $267 million next Read More…
After a request from Gov. Jerry Brown, the UC Board of Regents have postponed discussions to raise supplemental tuition for certain graduate programs, officials announced Tuesday. Read More…
At its meeting Thursday, the UC-wide Academic Senate approved two new transfer pathways that will simplify the transfer requirements and allow students to deviate from the standard general education requirements. According to Academic Senate Chair Robert Anderson, the senate adopted a change in regulations to create two new transfer pathways Read More…
