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tuition | UC Regents

A Tuition Cut That Really Isn’t Is on the Regents Agenda Today
Byadmin July 18, 2012

Various professional schools have what amount to tuition surcharges above the base tuition for revenue generation. An item on today’s Regents agenda for the Committee on Educational Policy would allow fast cuts in the surcharges. Why? If the governor’s tax initiative doesn’t pass, the Regents would likely quickly raise base tuition to offset the planned $250 million trigger cut. The base+surcharge might then exceed market rates for some schools, cutting into applications and admissions. Under the proposal, a quick cut in the surcharge could offset or partially offset the base increase. You can find the item at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/jul12/e1.pdf And,…

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community colleges | CSU | UC

New Law Aimed at Cheaper Higher Ed Textbooks
Byadmin July 18, 2012

Description of SB 1539, Signed by Gov. Brown: The Donahoe Higher Education Act authorizes the activities of the 4 segments of the higher education system in the state. These segments include the 3 public segments: the University of California, which is administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, which is administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, which is administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Private and independent institutions of higher education constitute the other segment. Provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education…

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Listen to Regents Meeting July 17, 2012: Hotel Approval
Byadmin July 18, 2012

The UCLA hotel/conference center was approved by the Regents Committee on Grounds and Buildings. That outcome was not unexpected, despite the many concerns that have been raised in the past. Among other items, and probably most important, was a letter UCLA solicited from the Luskins saying essentially that the proposal was what they wanted and anything else would be a breach. President Yudof was careful not to say that their original intent was so specific. He said it is now specific. It would be unusual, to say the least, for the Regents to walk away from $50 million. The recording…

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ballot propositions | governor | politics | State Budget | UC Regents

Preview of Coming Campaign for Prop 30: Governor’s Tax Initiative
Byadmin July 17, 2012

Here is a preview of what the coming campaign for Prop 30 – the governor’s tax initiative – will look like. The YouTube video (scene at right; link below) runs over one and a half minutes so it probably won’t air in full on TV (where 30 second and 60 second ads are the norm). But similar themes are likely to be struck in the pro-Prop 30 campaign. We have not yet seen what the anti campaign will look like. The Regents are likely to endorse Prop 30 at their upcoming meeting. You can see the video below:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtO1xsnWsw4&w=320&h=195]

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health care | UCLA

UCLA Med Center Rated #1 in California; 5 in U.S.
Byadmin July 17, 2012

From the LA Times: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center nabbed top honors among California hospitals in the latest U.S. News & World Report annual rankings. The Los Angeles medical center ranked No. 5 nationally in the publisher’s annual honor roll of best hospitals. Only one other hospital in the state, UC San Francisco Medical Center, made the national honor roll of 17 hospitals. It ranked No. 13. The online magazine said it analyzed patient survival rates, infection rates, safety measures, staffing ratios and other data… Full story at http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-hospital-rankings-20120717,0,4972814.story The listing is at http://health.usnews.com/health-news/best-hospitals/articles/2012/07/16/best-hospitals-2012-13-the-honor-roll

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new hotel-conference center | UC Regents | UCLA

Regents to Discuss UCLA Hotel Legal Issues Behind Closed Doors
Byadmin July 17, 2012

Yesterday, we posted a listing of discussion behind-closed-doors of litigation that the full Board of Regents will be discussing. There will also be such a closed-door session of the Committee on Grounds and Building to discuss legal matters related to the proposed UCLA hotel/conference center – which, indeed, as this blog has noted – has “issues.” The closed-door agenda – listed as a “session added” on the Regents’ website – is below: ================= NOTICE OF MEETING The Regents of the University of California COMMITTEE ON GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS Date: July 17, 2012 Time: 2:25 p.m. Location: UCSF–Mission Bay Community Center…

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Regents’ Litigation Agenda: Behind Closed Doors
Byadmin July 17, 2012

Behind closed doors on July 18th, the Regents will be discussing various items of litigation. The doors are locked but we do know the items: AUTHORS GUILD, et al. v. HATHITRUST, et al. – The case has to do with digitalization of “orphan” works at university libraries, not just UC, a project generally supported by university libraries around the U.S. “Orphan” works are older books that are out of print and either out of copyright or whose copyright holders cannot be determined. BAKER, et al. v. KATEHI, et. al. – Mediation Scheduled – Constitutional and State Law Claims Arising from…

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UC Merced | UC-Riverside

Riverside and Merced say take our meds
Byadmin July 16, 2012

From the LA Times, Larry Gordon 7/16/12 (excerpt):…UC Riverside‘s long-held dream to have a full medical school was badly battered last year when the state refused to pay for it and then national accreditors wouldn’t allow it to open. Those denials were a blow to the UC system’s proud tradition of adding campuses and programs to serve a growing state. Now, UC Riverside is making what national experts say is a rare second attempt to gain approval for a medical school. Campus officials say they have obtained alternative financial backing, worth about $10 million a year for a decade, from private…

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fund raising | new hotel-conference center | UC budget crisis | Yudof

The UCLA Hotel Did Not Happen That Way
Byadmin July 16, 2012

In a TV interview dated 7/13/12, UC President Mark Yudof talked about donations to UC. He agrees with the interviewer, Conan Nolan of KNBC, that it is hard to explain to the public why in budgetary hard times, buildings are going up on campuses. But he offers various explanations, none of which justify the proposed UCLA hotel/conference center. One explanation is that the projects have been in the pipeline 5-10 years and the bonds have already been floated. That is not true for the proposed UCLA hotel/conference center. Bonds have not been floated. And although the planning timeline is fuzzy…

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Faculty Association at UCLA

Happy Birthday, Susan!
Byadmin July 15, 2012

The Faculty Association at UCLA offers its birthday greetings to its Executive Director, Susan Gallick.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjF1bG5LUcs&w=320&h=195]

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