Here is an excerpt from an article in yesterday’s New York Times titled “California Cuts Weigh Heavily on Its Colleges”:
The compromise to close the state’s huge budget gap included cuts to state agencies of all kinds, but none were as deep as those to
the state’s public colleges and universities… “There’s no question that California has had the most emulated public universities in the nation, and for the rest of the world,” said Terry W. Hartle, senior vice president of the American Council on Education. “What we are seeing is the abandonment of the state’s commitment to make California’s education available to all its citizens.” … While states across the country have tightened their belts, none of their higher education cuts have matched the severity of California’s, Dr. Hartle said.
The article also references the brain drain of faculty leaving UC for greener pastures in Texas, the inability of UCR to get its medical school accredited, and other recent hot topics. The full article is available at: