UCLA History: New Chemistry Building in 1929
Opening the chemistry building (now Haines) in 1929. UCLA History Project.
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LAO to UC: You Were Prudent So We Can’t Wait. Let’s Cut You Now Rather Than Later
Bizarre! The LAO had previously said that instead of cutting UC (and CSU) next year, we should cut now – although we are more than half way through the fiscal year – spreading the cuts equally among the two years. I am reproducing a new report by LAO that makes the argument that UC and CSU were prudent and therefore taking away money this year won’t hurt as much. The relevant portions are in LARGE italics below. I reproduce the entire report. Scroll to the bottom for a link to a pdf version. January 24, 2011 The 2011–12 Budget: Achieving…
Brown’s Need for Tax Extension Could Lead to High Tension on Pension
From time to time, yours truly has noted that a public pension proposition on the ballot could override the Regents’ action last December, unless it explicitly exempted UC. It is possible there could be a proposition related to pensions as early as June. Such a proposition would not be an initiative, i.e., a proposition put on the ballot by voter petition. There is not enough time to go the initiative route. However, Jerry Brown needs to get his tax extension on the ballot by June and he needs the legislature to put it there (since, again, there is no time…
UCLA History: Need for Landscaping?
There was definitely a need for landscaping in front of Powell in 1930.
UCLA History: Rail Link to UCLA
Looking for a rail connection to UCLA? Back in the day, there was one. Here is the Westwood Boulevard stop. Now you will have to wait for the subway to the sea.
70% Tuition Hike? Thanks for the Suggestion, Joe!
Joe Mathews pens a blog item with a scare headline on tuition and then suggests we put UC tuition increases on the ballot. Thanks for both helpful thoughts, Joe. PS: You can do better. Could a 70 Percent Tuition Increase Be in UC’s Future? PropZero blog of KNBC, Joe Mathews, 1-21-11 At the University of California, there’s a rule of thumb: for every $100 million that the university system loses in public support, fees (now being called tuition) goes up by 7 percent. So let’s do some facile math. With Gov. Brown proposing to cut $500 million from UC (a…
LAO Calls for Constraints on Doctoral Programs at CSU
The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) has issued a review of the education doctorate CSU was authorized to implement. As earlier posts have noted, doctorates at CSU are basically in violation of the Master Plan – whatever is left of it. The legislature nevertheless, and in a time when budget problems could hardly be worse, permitted the CSU doctorate expansion (also in nursing in physical therapy). But it required a “team” consisting of the LAO, the Dept. of Finance, and CSU to come up with an evaluation of the educational doctorate. Not surprisingly, the team could not agree. So the LAO…
LA Times Editorial Calls for Cutting UC Enrollment Due to Budget Crisis
Editorial: LA Times To save UC, cut enrollment: The options are all grim, but the priority must be to maintain the system’s prestigious standing. (excerpt) Jan. 21, 2011 In response to Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to slash $500 million from the University of California budget, UC President Mark G. Yudof said this week that he might be forced to flout the state’s 50-year-old Master Plan for Higher Education by reducing enrollment by thousands of students who otherwise would qualify for entrance. It’s unclear whether Yudof meant that as a strategic threat or as a plan, but we’re afraid it may…
Regents Contemplate the Budget & Admissions 1-19-11 – Part 2
This posting continues from Part 1. Please see the text of Part 1. Part 6 UC-San Diego / Holistic Admissions Part 7 Holistic Admissions – continues Part 8 Holistic Admissions – continues Part 9 Holistic Admissions / Student Response to Budget Part 10 Budget Part 11 Budget Part 12 Budget Part 13 Budget Part 14 Budget (end of morning session)
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Can We Drop the High Paid Pension Thing Now Rather than Wait for March, Regents?
I have posted some of the audio of the January Regents meeting and will get around to posting more soon. However, the issue of the demand for high-paid UC exec pensions – see earlier posts if you have been buried in a cave for the past month – continues to be a blemish on UC. Moreover, it exacerbates the entire state budget scene. At the January Regents meeting, it was pointed out that the demand is not helpful to UC at all. But the matter is apparently being deferred to the March Regents meeting. That delay means it continues to…