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UCLA Crows But As Alfred Hitchcock Pointed Out, Too Much Crowing Can Lead to Trouble
Byadmin September 14, 2012

UCLA Newsroom UC Board of Regents grants final approval for UCLA conference center By Steve RiteaSeptember 11, 2012 [Update, Sept. 13: The full Board of Regents has approved the project’s final design plans and a final environmental impact report.] The University of California Board of Regents’ Committee on Grounds and Buildings today cleared the way for UCLA to begin construction next year on the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center, a project that will enhance civic engagement on campus and allow UCLA to compete with other universities for important academic conferences. “We are grateful to the Regents…

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Regents Approve Pepper Settlement But What It Was, Nobody Will say
Byadmin September 14, 2012

From the LA Times: The UC regents, in a closed-door meeting, approved the proposed settlement payment to 21 UC Davis students and alumni who sued the university and contended their civil rights were violated in the widely criticized pepper spray incident. However, both UC officials and the ACLU of Northern California, which is representing the students in the lawsuit, refused to divulge settlement details, saying the rules of the agreement talks require a federal judge to review the matter before it can be made public. That may happen within a few days, they said…UC Regent Leslie Tang Schilling said the…

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LAO Needs to Join Governor & Legislature on the UC Pension Train
Byadmin September 14, 2012

The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) yesterday issued a review of the 2012-13 state budget enacted last June. At one time, LAO asserted that the state had no responsibility for the UC pension plan. The language on page 19 describing the treatment of the pension this time around is more constrained and does not venture a legal opinion. That’s progress but LAO is still not where it needs to be. Here is what it said on the UC pension: Provides Augmentation for UC Pension Costs. The $89 million augmentation for UC’s pension costs represents the first time in more than two…

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Listen to Regents Approve Everything in Afternoon of 9-13-12 (partial recording)
Byadmin September 13, 2012

The Regents were in closed session most of the morning. A prior entry on this blog gives you the audio of that part of the morning session which was open. The Regents came back into session early so I missed an item. Thus, the link below is only a partial recording of the afternoon session during which they approved everything including the UCLA hotel and the UCLA med school teaching center. (See earlier posts on those projects.) Indeed, they approved all executive compensation recommendations of the compensation committee and all projects endorsed by Building and Grounds in toto, i.e., no…

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Listen to Audio of Regents Morning Session of 9-13-12
Byadmin September 13, 2012

Below is the morning agenda of the Regents. The audio link at the bottom of this entry is provided only for the open sessions. Agenda, Thursday, September 13, 2012, Morning 8:30 am Committee of the Whole – Public Comment (open session) Concerns were expressed by speakers over the discussion at the retreat the day before about taking more out-of-state and international students for budgetary reasons. Also, a group of law students expressed concern about rising law school tuition. The Academic Council representatives made in clear they would recommend a tuition increase if Prop 30 – the governor’s tax initiative –…

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Some Data on UC Tuition & Other Costs Compared to Other Institutions
Byadmin September 13, 2012

Above is a chart on the cost of attending UC in comparison with other institutions from the Accountability Report considered by the Regents today. Click on the image for a clearer view. Source:http://accountability.universityofcalifornia.edu/index/chapter/3

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Some Data on UC Undergraduate Applications and Enrollment
Byadmin September 13, 2012

Above is a chart on undergraduate applications, admissions, and actual enrollments for UC from the Accountability Report being considered by the Regents today. Click on the chart for a clearer image. Source: http://accountability.universityofcalifornia.edu/index/chapter/2

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faculty recruitment | UC | UC Regents

Some Data on UC Faculty
Byadmin September 13, 2012

Above is a chart showing the number and division of UC faculty by classification. The chart is from the Accountability Report being considered by the Regents today. Click on the chart for a clearer image. Source:http://accountability.universityofcalifornia.edu/index/chapter/6

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Some Data on UC Budgets
Byadmin September 13, 2012

The Regents today are reviewing the “Accountability Report.” Above is some statistical information of interest on the sources of the UC budget, systemwide and by campus. Click on the image to see a clearer version. Source of the charts above and other related information: http://accountability.universityofcalifornia.edu/index/chapter/

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Listen to Regents Afternoon Session of 9-12-12 Retreat
Byadmin September 13, 2012

In the afternoon, the Regents retreat got into the topic of differential tuition between campuses mainly, but some mention of majors as well. There didn’t seem to be much sentiment in favor of that approach. Note that at the professional school level, there is some differentiation already but that matter was not brought up. Oddly, after all the talk of uniformity of tuition, there seemed to be a more favorable attitude toward differential offerings by campus, i.e., every program didn’t have to be offered on every campus. This theme was really a follow-on to what was said about med schools…

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UCLA Crows But As Alfred Hitchcock Pointed Out, Too Much Crowing Can Lead to Trouble

Regents Approve Pepper Settlement But What It Was, Nobody Will say

LAO Needs to Join Governor & Legislature on the UC Pension Train

Listen to Regents Approve Everything in Afternoon of 9-13-12 (partial recording)

Listen to Audio of Regents Morning Session of 9-13-12

Some Data on UC Tuition & Other Costs Compared to Other Institutions

Some Data on UC Undergraduate Applications and Enrollment

Some Data on UC Faculty

Some Data on UC Budgets

Listen to Regents Afternoon Session of 9-12-12 Retreat

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