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Regent Blum Says Consequences of More State/UC Budget Cuts Will Lead More to Internal Cuts Than Tuition
Byadmin December 27, 2010

UC regents brace for more bad news on budget (excerpt) Dec. 27, 2010, San Francisco Chronicle, Phillip Matier and Andrew Ross The University of California regents are bracing for more bad financial news from Sacramento, but board veteran Richard Blum doubts he and his colleagues could stomach another round of tuition hikes. “I think the emphasis is much more on making cuts,” said Blum, who chaired the board until recently. “I think the last thing we want to do is touch student fees, but that depends on what they do to us.” Blum said most of the newly approved 8…

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Online Western Governors University Profiled
Byadmin December 26, 2010

The LA Times today contains an article about Western Governors University, an entirely online institution said to be founded by 19 western governors. Exactly what role California plays in this institution is not clear although I found some reference on line to Governor Schwarzenegger as one of the governors involved. As readers will know, the report of the University Commission on the Future contained support for expansion of this type of education by UC. Below is an excerpt from the article and below that a related TV video news report. The full article is at http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-perfin-20101226,0,1315053.column This college lets students…

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UCLA

UCLA History: A Postcard View in the 1930s
Byadmin December 26, 2010

Anyone have info about the pond in the foreground?

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Sacramento Bee Article Predicts a Not-So-Cheery Budget Outlook for Higher Ed
Byadmin December 25, 2010

A Christmas present from the UCLA Faculty Association blog. Scroll down to the large print. What budget cuts, taxes and gimmicks might Jerry Brown propose? (excerpts) Dec. 25, 2010, Sacramento Bee, Kevin Yamamura Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued grim budgets the last two years, but in many ways he had it easier than the challenge facing Gov.-elect Jerry Brown in 2011. In proposing ways to close the budget gap, Schwarzenegger relied on ideas few expected to come to pass, like eliminating CalWORKs and getting $7 billion from the federal government. But Brown has already assailed budget gimmicks, such as counting on…

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LA Times Op Ed Says No Pay, No Say to Legislature
Byadmin December 25, 2010

Want more say over UC? Pay up (excerpts) The lawmakers outraged over tuition hikes are partly responsible for them by presiding over a sustained decline in public support for higher education. By Gary Fethke and Andrew Policano December 22, 2010, LA Times As The Times notes in its Dec. 17 editorial, California legislators — who increased state funding to the University of California system this year in exchange for greater control over finances — are incredulous over the university’s recent tuition increases. Their outrage is ill-informed. While they complain about rising costs, they fail to recognize that what has changed…

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UCLA History: UCLA’s Vermont Avenue Campus
Byadmin December 24, 2010

Postcard view of UCLA on Vermont Avenue in the 1920s.

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UCLA History: UES 60 Years Ago
Byadmin December 23, 2010

UCLA’s University Elementary School in 1950.(UCLA History Project)

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faculty pay | politics | tuition

Gov. Schwarzenegger Argues Against Legislative Control of Higher Ed; Defends Faculty Pay
Byadmin December 22, 2010

In a farewell interview with the LA Times editorial board, Governor Schwarzenegger covered a range of topics but a couple of minutes were devoted to public higher education. He argued against legislative control of higher ed including UC and defended high faculty pay as necessary in the marketplace. And he regretted recent tuition increases but said they were necessary given the economic circumstances. The full article is at http://opinion.latimes.com/opinionla/2010/12/arnold-schwarzenegger-exit-interview.html An audio excerpt on higher ed can be heard below:

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More Rain on the Tuition Parade Arriving from Canada
Byadmin December 22, 2010

Another cautionary tale about self sufficiency and tuition hikes in a political context today, this one from Quebec, courtesy of Inside Higher Ed. McGill decided to raise its MBA tuition from C$1700/year (clearly a subsidized rate) to C$29,500, using a self-sufficient model. [US$1.00 = C$1.02 currently.] As prior posts have noted, the UCLA Anderson School has been pursuing a self sufficiency model. But McGill’s tuition hike is huge compared to anything Anderson is considering, in part because Anderson’s tuition is already in the ballpark of where McGill wants to be. The Quebec provincial government first threatened to take away an…

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pension | pensions | politics | UC Regents | uc retirement

Another Editorial Complaint About UC Retirement as Too Generous
Byadmin December 21, 2010

Yet another reminder that what the Regents did at their December meeting may not turn out to be the last word. Past posts on this blog have noted that via ballot initiative, UC could be swept into some general change in all public-sector retirement plans. Here is another editorial complaining about UC’s changes in its retirement plans. Retirement ruin? Riverside Press-Enterprise Editorial, 12-20-10, Excerpt A university system that faces repeated budget squeezes cannot justify siphoning money away from education and into lavish pension benefits. The University of California has to rein in the escalating costs of its retirement plan. And…

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Regent Blum Says Consequences of More State/UC Budget Cuts Will Lead More to Internal Cuts Than Tuition

Online Western Governors University Profiled

UCLA History: A Postcard View in the 1930s

Sacramento Bee Article Predicts a Not-So-Cheery Budget Outlook for Higher Ed

LA Times Op Ed Says No Pay, No Say to Legislature

UCLA History: UCLA’s Vermont Avenue Campus

UCLA History: UES 60 Years Ago

Gov. Schwarzenegger Argues Against Legislative Control of Higher Ed; Defends Faculty Pay

More Rain on the Tuition Parade Arriving from Canada

Another Editorial Complaint About UC Retirement as Too Generous

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