September 29, 2010
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California’s gubernatorial debate on September 28, 2010: Capital Public Radio’s Marianne Russ asked the question we (and others, apparently, as she attributed the question to a UC student) asked her to ask during yesterday’s debate: “As Governor would you roll … Continue reading
September 24, 2010
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The Santa Cruz Faculty Association has uploaded a series of videos with “expert analysis of and commentary on” the Post-Employment Task Force’s recommendations issued in August, 2010, to be voted on at the November UC Regents’ meeting. Click [here] to … Continue reading
September 13, 2010
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The American Federation of Teachers at the University of California, the union representing lecturers, created a flyer for students on the budget cuts and the upcoming national day of action in defense of public action on October 7th. You can … Continue reading
September 10, 2010
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The following article was published in the San Francisco Chronicle: Contentious plan for sagging UC pension fund Nanette Asimov, Chronicle Staff Writer Friday, September 10, 2010 A tidal wave of unfunded retirement obligations that could top $40 billion in four … Continue reading
September 7, 2010
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The ideal of American public higher education may have entered a death spiral, several scholars said here Thursday during a panel discussion at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association. That crisis might ultimately harm not only universities, but also democracy itself, they warned. Continue reading