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November 18, 2010

UC Regents increase fees, financial aid

Latest NumbersThe 2011-12 budget UC Regents approved Nov. 18 includes an 8 percent fee increase. At the same time, regents expanded financial aid options for needy low- and middle-income California resident students. With the expanded financial aid, 55 percent of UC undergraduates will not have to pay the increase. The fee increase is part of a budget that seeks to stabilize UC finances by increasing fee revenue, saving $101.1 million through administrative efficiencies and asking the state for an increase of $596.1 million in next fiscal year budget. Read more.

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November 12, 2010

California’s 2011-12 deficit: $25.4 billion

Latest NumbersCalifornia’s Legislative Analyst’s Office forecasts a state budget deficit of $25. 4 billion that the Legislature needs to plug before the next fiscal year begins. The LAO’s gloomy budget outlook is blamed in part on a $6 billion shortfall in the current fiscal year. California faces a $20 billion a year deficit through 2015-16. Read the LAO report.

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November 8, 2010

UC president proposes budget stabilization measures

From the PresidentUC President Mark Yudof has announced proposals to put the University of California finances on sound footing. He will ask the UC Board of Regents at their Nov. 16 to 18 meeting to approve an 8 percent student fee increase ($822) and an expansion of financial aid for low- and middle-income students. Yudof is also proposing  changes in employee retirement benefits, which Regents are expected to vote on in December.

Read more about his proposals.

Read Yudof’s open letter to California.

Una carta abierta a California de Mark G. Yudof

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