…the English language service of PressTV (Iran network) did a broadcast from UCLA last week during Governor Jerry Brown’s visit.You can watch the report below. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0_1JYZLS7I?feature=player_detailpage]
On Oct. 16, Gov. Brown came to UCLA to promote his tax initiative, Prop 30. As part of that visit, he met with UC student journalists at the UCLA Daily Bruin offices. An audio was made of the interview. The full interview runs about three quarters of an hour. It is available at: http://www.dailybruin.com/multimedia/51093 However, about thirteen minutes was focused on Brown’s thoughts about higher ed, particularly his long-term vision for UC as an ex officio Regent. I think it is fair to say that while he had thoughts, it would be hard to term them a coherent, long-term vision. …
As readers of this blog will know, Prop 38 (the Molly Munger school tax) and Prop 30 (the governor’s tax – endorsed by the UC Regents) are in somewhat of a face-off. Although if both passed, the one with the most votes would probably go into effect, that outcome seems unlikely. Prop 38 has polled poorly whereas Prop 30 has been marginally ahead. So the more likely outcomes are 1) Prop 30 passes and Prop 38 fails or 2) both fail. If we get #2, there will be trigger cuts including $250 million for UC and tuition increases. If we…
UCLA Faculty AssociationSPEAKERS’ FORUM ON ALTERNATIVE FUNDING MODELS FOR UC DATE: Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012TIME: Noon-1:30 pm,LOCATION: Faculty Center, California Room,LUNCH: Complimentary Sandwiches and Beverages will be served.RSVP: ucfa@earthlink.net so we can get an accurate food count. (Cut and paste this address into your email. You can’t do it from here.)ACTION: Join the UCLA Faculty Assn.: go to www.uclafaculty.org APRIL 1982: ANCIENT CALIFORNIA HISTORY“The interconnected complications surrounding the upcoming state budget for 1982-83 defy comprehension by most state legislators let alone the public at large… Governor Jerry Brown is projecting a $3 to $4 Billion shortfall in revenues for 1982-83. This is against the Governor’s $2.1…
On Wednesday, November 7, the Faculty Association at UCLA is sponsoring a noontime program on the Future Funding of UC. That’s the day after Election Day and, unless the results are very close, we will at least know the outcome of the various state propositions on the ballot dealing with taxes. The program will be at the Faculty Center. Prof. Steve Lippman of Anderson will introduce the event. Prof. Karen Orren of Poli Sci will be the emcee. Speakers will be Prof. Chris Newfield of UC-SB (English), Prof. Robert Anderson of UC-Berkeley (Economics and past chair of the Academic Council),…
The two charts above from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics serve as a reminder that California’s economic recovery still has a way to go. You probably knew that but it is also a reminder that the state budget, and the UC budget, which ultimately depend on the underlying economic tax base, will also be under strain for some time to come. Note: A summary of the UCLA Anderson Forecast for the national and state economies is available at: http://uclaforecast.com/contents/archive/2012/media_92012_1.asp
As prior posts on this blog have noted, Proposition 30, the governor’s tax initiative endorsed by the Regents, is polling marginally ahead. But it does not have a comfortable lead and the campaign is really just starting. So will it lose its marginal lead, thus causing trigger cuts to UC? Ethan Rarick, California Fellow at the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC-Berkeley, does some analysis of past initiatives and concludes that the answer is – TA TA! – maybe yes/ maybe no. Non-tax initiatives at this point in the campaign with poll numbers in the range of Prop 30’s do…
The Regents today are reviewing the “Accountability Report.” Above is some statistical information of interest on the sources of the UC budget, systemwide and by campus. Click on the image to see a clearer version. Source of the charts above and other related information: http://accountability.universityofcalifornia.edu/index/chapter/
In the afternoon, the Regents retreat got into the topic of differential tuition between campuses mainly, but some mention of majors as well. There didn’t seem to be much sentiment in favor of that approach. Note that at the professional school level, there is some differentiation already but that matter was not brought up. Oddly, after all the talk of uniformity of tuition, there seemed to be a more favorable attitude toward differential offerings by campus, i.e., every program didn’t have to be offered on every campus. This theme was really a follow-on to what was said about med schools…
The Regents had a retreat on September 12, 2012 following a public comment period. Below is an audio link to the morning sessions. Public comments dealt with various issues including concerns about the search for a new chancellor at UC-Berkeley. The retreat discussion after the public comments was budget-centered as was most of the morning and afternoon segments. The first items dealt with various financial options for improving UC cash flow and cutting certain costs related to finance. Some of the proposals involved shifting repayment of principal on debt further into the future. There was also some shifting of very…
