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Academic Senate of the California State University Endorsement
The Academic Senate of the California State University has endorsed the recommendations in “The $48 Fix.” The full text of their resolution follows: Saving California’s Master Plan Through Tax Reform AS-3285-17/FA (Rev) RESOLVED: That the Academic Senate of the California State University (ASCSU) endorse the recommendations in “The $48 Fix1: Reclaiming California’s Master Plan for…
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The $48 Fix: Reclaiming California’s Master Plan for Higher Education
(A PDF of this report — prettier than this web version and suitable for printing — is available. A spreadsheet with all the data and charts in this report is also available.) California’s commitment to its world-acclaimed system of public higher education has declined dramatically since 2000, at tremendous loss to California’s people, economy and…
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Association of American Colleges & Universities Presentation
Several of the authors presented our policy paper at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges & Universities. Here is how the panel appeared in the meeting’s Program: Reinvigorating California’s Master Plan for Higher Education Henry Reichman, First Vice-President, American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Stanton Glantz, Professor of Medicine, University of California…
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Press coverage of policy paper release
Here are links to articles that develop from the press event held today to release our policy paper. We will add links below as we come across them: Academe Blog (1/24): The $48 Fix: Reclaiming California’s Master Plan The Turlock Journal (1/24): Report shows how California can achieve tuition free college education Remaking the University…
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Reclaim California’s Higher Education Conference
Below, please find the handout that we prepared for the September 26, 2015, Reclaim Higher Education Strategic Planning Conference. It is also attached as a PDF. Professor Stanton Glantz presented the information in the handout. His slides are available as well. Restoring the Promise of California’s Master Plan for Higher Education “The University of California…
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Restoring the Promise of Higher Education: A Problem California Can Solve Now
By Stanton A. Glantz, Professor of Medicine, UCSF Once, California had abundant water and few foresaw the challenge of global warming. Governor Brown, recognizing that it is impossible to simply roll back the clock on these problems, is leading California to confront this changed reality with enormous efforts that have uncertain outcomes. But there is…
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Return out-of-state admits to UC to 10-12% of freshmen
UC has dramatically increased admissions of non-resident students since 2009, from the historical 10 to 12 percent system-wide up to 30% in 2014. The University has argued that the extra $24,000 in non-resident tuition these students pay is used to pay for more seats for California resident students. UC ignores the fact that about half…
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How much will it cost us to restore public higher education in 2015-16
Read “Financial Options for Restoring Quality and Access to Public Higher Education in California: 2015-16” below or download a PDF of it. If you’re really a policy wonk, download the spreadsheets behind this report. WORKING PAPER FINANCIAL OPTIONS FOR RESTORING QUALITY AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION IN CALIFORNIA: 2015-16 Stanton A. Glantz Professor of…
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February 2015 Assembly Budget Committee Presentation on UC is Misleading
At the February 18, 2015, Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Education Finance meeting, the agenda included a short report on UC’s budget. The report is misleading for 4 reasons: • The University had already been cut by 18% between 2000-1 and 2007-8, well before most of the other agencies were cut after 2007-8, making…