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Sunday, December 15, 2013

Napolitano, panelists call for change of mindset regarding funding

Brice W. Harris, Janet Napolitano, and Timothy P. White, discuss the state’s Master Plan, retaining affordability and the role of technology in Higher Education.

UC President Janet Napolitano called for a change in mindset concerning funding for higher education Friday, saying that public colleges and universities need to focus not on what they need, but on what they can do with current investment.
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Monday, April 22, 2013

Students rally on Earth Day in support of tax initiative

About 25 students gathered on the steps of Sproul Hall on Earth Day to rally support for an oil-tax initiative that would generate funds for education, among other government programs. The California Modernization and Economic Development Act, drafted by UC Berkeley students in January, would implement a 9.5 percent severance
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Monday, February 4, 2013

Endowment returns drop for UC Berkeley, universities across the nation

Following two years of strong growth, short-term endowment returns for universities across the nation have take a sharp decline, according to a report by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the Commonfund Institute published Feb. 1.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Republicans propose tuition freeze to supplement Prop. 30

On Jan. 7, Republican lawmakers introduced legislation that would freeze tuition hikes for the next seven years in recognition of Prop. 30, a tax increase that protected the UC system from a $250 million midyear budget cut.
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Napolitano, panelists call for change of mindset regarding funding

Students rally on Earth Day in support of tax initiative

Endowment returns drop for UC Berkeley, universities across the nation

Republicans propose tuition freeze to supplement Prop. 30