Saving the UC system: How to get Regents, students & faculty on the same page
Saving the UC system: How to get Regents, students & faculty on the same page
Everyone involved with the University of California system will agree on one basic fact: Nearly $1 billion in budget cuts have devastated the system and seriously jeopardized UC’s standing as the premiere public higher education system in the world. That’s where the agreement seems to end, as students and faculty believes the Regents and UC execs have poorly managed funds and are raising fees to keep the system’s profit margins high. With a 32% student fee hike on the table, is it possible for all sides in the UC system to agree on the best course of action?
Guests:
Peter Taylor, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of the University of California system
Robert Meister, President of the Council of UC Faculty Associations & professor of social sciences & political thought at UC Santa Cruz
Annie McClanahan, grad student & instructor at UC Berkeley; member of the Graduate Student Organizing Committee; member, Berkeley Solidarity Alliance
Darek DeFreece, Regent-Designate of the University of California; managing counsel for Wells Fargo Bank
Bonnie Reiss, Regent of the University of California; partner in the Pegasus Sustainable Century Merchant Bank
Jesse Cheng. a UC Regent Student Designate
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Also on this episode
Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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