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Berkeley Faculty Association co-Chair is quotes in this article published in the September 2, 2010 Public Higher Education Is ‘Eroding From All Sides,’ Warn Political Scientists By David Glenn 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 [...]
$830 Billion in Student Loans: The New Mortgage Bubble Huffington Post Anya Kamenetz Posted: August 11, 2010 11:58 PM A strange milestone was marked this week in the history of student loans. The total balance of all outstanding US student loans (given as $730 billion in DIY U, based on OMB estimates) is now estimated [...]
The New York Times University Head’s Housing Raises Ire By STEVE FAINARU Five minutes before midnight on June 30, movers hauled the last boxes from a spectacular rented home in the Oakland Hills. The tenant’s lease was about to expire, and in his haste to get out, he left behind thousands of dollars of damage [...]
California Dreamer August 3, 2010 Much of the news surrounding the University of California system has involved whether the network of universities will be able to survive its current budgetary crisis without shrinking in size or quality. In that context, it is no surprise that Christopher Edley Jr.’s plan to use online education to expand [...]
In the past week, the Sacramento Bee published two pieces about the UC online education pilot program. (1) “UC professors raise doubts about online degree plan”; and (2) Editorial: “Online education? Beware of glitches” (1) UC professors raise doubts about online degree plan lrosenhall@sacbee.com Published Tuesday, Jul. 27, 2010 The University of California’s interest in [...]
The following article was published in The Daily Cal, UC Berkeley’s student newspaper. By Alisha Azevedo Contributing Writer Monday, July 26, 2010 Category: News > University > Academics and Administration As the University of California tries to absorb massive cuts in state funding, a recent UC report shows that without addressing the many financial challenges [...]
The Two Big University Lies: Why the University of California Wants to Promote Virtual Slums by Bob Samuels, UC-AFT President Published on Huffingtonpost, July 20, 2010 (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-samuels/the-two-big-university-li_b_652789.html) In discussing the fiscal problems of the University of California with the Chronicle of Higher Education, President Mark Yudof argued that driving the budgetary problems for the university [...]
The following call to action was recently issued by the California organizing committee formed at the Second Conference Against Privatization in Los Angeles last April. October 7th Day of Action and October 23-24th Mobilizing Conference In Defense of Public Education and Public Services The historic actions, protests and strikes of last Fall and Spring showed [...]
On UC’s Risky Venture Into Online Education Mortarboards without the bricks Sunday, July 18, 2010 Christopher Edley, dean of UC Berkeley School of Law, say… A handful of administrators at the University of California are spearheading an effort to create an ambitious online educational program for undergraduates. The idea is that UC could become the [...]
LA Times: Is UC regent’s vision for higher education clouded by his investments? Richard C. Blum’s ownership of about $700 million in stock of two firms that run for-profit schools raises the question of whether his holdings are consistent with his role as a UC regent. Michael Hiltzik July 14, 2010 Conflicts of interest almost [...]
