May 25, 2010
Assembly Speaker John Perez introduced a state budget plan that includes $900 million for higher education and reduces student fee increases 50 percent, saving UC students $628. His California Jobs Budget seeks to create jobs, avoid the steep cuts proposed in the governor’s budget and impose an oil severance tax.
May 25, 2010
UC’s administrative efficiencies efforts will make it a stronger organization, according to an editorial in the LA Times. Legislators, however, should not see the cost-saving move as a reason to cut more of UC’s budget.
May 19, 2010
A systemwide effort to cut costs through continuing operational efficiencies and campus restructuring is in the works at the University of California. UC budget administrators gave a rundown to UC Regents Wednesday (May 19). “Every dollar we save in operating costs is a dollar that can go toward preserving the academic and research mission,” said Nathan Brostrom, executive vice president of business operations. “We’ve done a lot in the past few years to cut costs, and now we’re looking more broadly.”
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