Author: admin

  • | | |

    How Inevitable is the Budget Trigger?

    Byadmin

    As shown above, there is bipartisan disapproval in the latest Field Poll of the budget cut trigger that was enacted as part of the 2011-12 California state budget. Of course, what the legislature enacts, it can amend or un-enact. Readers of this blog will know that the trigger includes more cuts for UC. Given voter sentiment, perhaps – if UCOP and the Regents – work on it, what happens if the trigger is pulled is not inevitable. There was much bemoaning by the Regents at their recently-concluded meeting about what to do and whether to accept a UCOP plan for…

  • |

    Apart from that Mrs. Lincoln…

    Byadmin

    Some excerpts from the LA Times story on today’s UCLA Anderson Forecast: The national economy is in “far worse” shape than it was just three months ago, but neither the U.S. nor California is expected to slip back into recession, according to UCLA researchers. The U.S. economy has “stalled,” the job market is “horrible,” and even a “modest shock” could trigger a full-blown recession, according to a quarterly economic forecast released Tuesday by UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. But in a nuance that only an economist could appreciate, a recession is unlikely because the forces that normally spur downturns, such…

  • |

    Attention to Pay

    Byadmin

    There is a proposal for a new negotiated pay system for faculty. Yours truly suggests you pay close attention since it is your pay that is involved. The cover letter indicates that employees (presumably faculty) should be consulted. The proposal is at: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/senate/underreview/APM-668SystemwideReviewRequestandmaterials.pdf

  • |

    Report on UC’s Economic Impact on State

    Byadmin

    At the recent Regents meeting, there was a report on the economic impact of UC on the California economy. Yours truly has some reservations about the regional multiplier approach which is emphasized in the report. The short-term real multiplier to be emphasized, which I thought was not adequately highlighted in the report, is that the state puts about $2.5 billion into UC and gets an enterprise with a budget of around $20 billion. A lot of that budget comes from outside the state, i.e., federal research and other funds. And in the long term, the impact on California’s growth can…

  • |

    Advance Audio: Excerpt from Sept. 15 Regents Meeting

    Byadmin

    We previously posted the audio for the July 2011 Regents meeting. Normally, we have to wait until we can get the recordings from the Regents to post the audio. However, Prof. Jim Chalfant of UC-Davis recorded part of the Sept. 15 meeting including discussion of graduate student tuition and support. Eventually, we will post the full Sept. 13-15 meeting – once we get the recordings. In the meantime, below is the Regents agenda for Sept. 15 and below that is a link to the Chalfant recording. 8:30 am Committee of the Whole (public comment) 8:50 am Committee on Compensation (open…

  • |

    Audio: July 14, 2011 Regents Meeting (3rd Day)

    Byadmin

    The Regents met for the third day of their July 2011 meetings on July 14. Below is the agenda for that day’s session. The audio is divided into two parts. Previous blog posts have provided the audio for the first two days. Links are below the third day agenda. Below the agenda are links to the audio. 8:30 am Committee of the Whole (public comment) 8:50 am Committee on Compensation (open session) 9:15 am Committee on Finance (open session) 1:30 pm Board (open session) Part 1: Part 2:

  • |

    Audio: Regents July 13, 2011 (Second Day)

    Byadmin

    Yesterday, we posted the audios of the first day of the July 12-14, 2011 Regents meetings. (The first day was actually meetings of two committees.) Today we post the second day audio in two parts. Below is the agenda with links to agenda documents. We again note that the Regents live-stream the audio of their meetings and record them. But they do not archive the recordings for public access. Why not? We have to request the recordings and do the posting, an unnecessary step which – as is evident from the posting at this late date – involves a delay….

  • |

    Audio: July 12, 2011 (First Day) Regents Meeting

    Byadmin

    We have been promising audios of the July 12-14, 2011 Regents meetings and below are links to the first day in two parts. Yours truly again raises the issue of why – since the Regents live-stream and record their meetings – they don’t then archive the audio on their website. Since they don’t, we have to request the audios and then mount them on a platform to link to this blog. That is more laborious than it might seem. And it would be unnecessary if the Regents did their own archiving. The agenda for the first day of the July…