An interesting article published yesterday in “Inside Higher Ed.” The full article is at http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/07/13/california1 and an excerpt is below:
“Like many in the system, Nosek [vice chancellor for administration at California’s Davis campus] sees the university’s fiscal problems rooted in the state’s political problems. To appease lawmakers, Nosek says the university has cut deals that weren’t in its ultimate best interest. ‘I certainly believe we have been part of the problem as far as leadership in higher education at UC, because we have allowed the political process to have too much influence on what we do in operating the university,” Nosek said.'”