UCLA History: UC Leaders at UCLA Westwood Campus Dedication
In photo above from UCLA digital archives, we see retiring UC president Campbell and incoming president Robert Sproul (right) at the dedication ceremony on the UCLA campus in 1930.
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LAO publishes budget review
The Legislative Analyst’s Office released a summary of budget developments up through the passage of the 2010-11 budget last month. It is not, however, a projection of what is to come. That analysis is likely to be coming later this month. Nonetheless, for those interested in the details, the summary is available at http://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/bud/spend_plan/spend_plan_110510.pdf The report takes note of the fact that the earlier legislation in which the state claimed no responsibility for the UC pension has been removed. (The UCLA Faculty Assn. proudly notes its part in getting that accomplished. See earlier posts for info on the role played…
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UCLA History: Completed Bridge Over Ravine
An earlier post showed the construction of the bridge over the now-filled-in ravine on the UCLA campus. Above is a photo from the UCLA digital collection showing the bridge shortly after completion. As the previous post noted, the bridge is still there but appears as an ordinary roadway due to the filling in of the ravine.
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Threat Level Reduced on Pensions
The victory of Jerry Brown in the gubernatorial race likely means that the threat of a defined contribution plan as the new lower-tier pension is off the table. Meg Whitman supported defined contribution. Still, as the story below notes, there were a number of pension initiatives at the local level on the ballot and most passed. (San Francisco was an exception.) So the possibility that someone might put a pension proposition on the state ballot remains. Pension reforms sweep, except San Francisco (excerpt) November 4, 2010 by Ed Mendel, calpensions.com Voters approved seven ballot measures Tuesday aimed at curbing or…
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UCLA History: Construction of Bridge Over Campus Ravine
A ravine, which has long since been filled in, ran across the early UCLA campus. A bridge was constructed across it. The bridge is still there but appears as an ordinary roadway with landfill around it. Photo from UCLA digital collection.
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UCLA History: Groundbreaking at Westwood in 1927
Groundbreaking ceremony at new Westwood campus for UCLA in 1927 shown above. Photo from UCLA digital photo collection.
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UC Calls for Faculty Volunteers for Online Education Project
UCOP announcement reproduced below: UC Online Instruction Pilot Project Today the University of California finds itself confronting a tremendous challenge: In recent times, there has been a transformation in how students learn. Increasingly, technology and the computer play central roles in their lives — affecting everything from how they gain knowledge to how they communicate with others. In response to this transformation, UC seeks to reach out to this new breed of students, enriching their academic experience with all that technology offers and at the same time maintaining the superb caliber of undergraduate education offered at UC campuses. As part…
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Government by (Hot) Checks and (Im)Balances: California’s State Budget from the May 2009 Voter Rejection to the October 2010 Budget Deal
The sad tale of the California state budget over the past year and a half – as told by yours truly – is available at http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/documents/areas/fac/hrob/mitchell_2011budgetchapter.pdf At over 60 pages, it may be more than you want to know. This item is a forthcoming chapter in California Policy Options 2011, an annual volume of the UCLA School of Public Affairs. The volume will appear in paper format in late December or early January. It will be webified towards the end of winter quarter. Earlier volumes – including chapters on the state budget – can be found at http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x2195.xml (Scroll down…
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CalSTRS May Lower Expected Investment Return to UC Level
The large CalSTRS pension fund has used an expected investment return of 8% per annum. That figure is higher than the 7.5% assumption in the UC pension system. Apparently, CalSTRS may soon go to the UC level. Excerpt from the Sacramento Bee: CalSTRS faces prospect of lowering forecast Nov. 2, 2010, Dale Kasler CalSTRS once again faces the controversial task of cutting its investment return forecast, a move that could put more pressure on the Legislature to increase its annual contribution to the teachers pension fund. At its meeting Friday, the CalSTRS governing board is scheduled to vote on a…
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UC Regents Join Stanford in Lawsuit Over Patent Rights
Inside Higher Ed reports on a lawsuit over patent rights to an invention of a Stanford medical researcher. The case is on appeal and will be heard by the US Supreme Court. The Regents of UC have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of Stanford. Stanford lost at a lower level and the case is reported to be significant for patent rights more generally of US univerities. Excerpt from the report: In a ruling last October, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit had directed a lower court to dismiss a lawsuit Stanford had brought accusing the pharmaceutical…