UC Politics and Taxes

Today's Wall Street Journal has another great article by Allysia Finley discussing the state funding for the UC system and the political struggle between Jerry Brown and the UC administrators and profs.  Here is my favorite part

At the meeting to approve the tuition hike, Gov. Brown gave regents a Jesuit discourse on why the UCs needed to live within their means. “The pressure of not having enough money can force creativity that otherwise cannot even be considered,” Mr. Brown admonished. Regents collectively rolled their eyes at the lecture on frugality from a governor who raised income taxes and sales taxes to finance the state’s bloated government and plans to build a $70 billion bullet train.

Thursday the regents approved a tuition hike and the news reports about the increasing percent of out-of-state students being accepted makes the news periodically.  But the article notes UC Prez Janet Napolitano's office has 2,000 employees and 25% of them make more than 100G's.  Your tax dollars at work.  College acceptance letters are starting to arrive for B'game students along with the bills.

Comments

[Jennifer]

This is very discouraging. As a Cal grad, and one who donates regularly to this institution, I'm done, at least for now. I cannot help but think (no matter what 'box' I check) that my donations have been contributing, not to the good of the system, but to the bad--having functioned largely to justify continued practices as those mentioned above. To continue tuition hikes like these, seemingly in a vacuum, is not right. The Regents are not an island, but they sure act like one.

[hillsider]

You have to love this The University of California is planning to offer legal services at six campuses to students who are living in the U.S. illegally or have parents who might be eligible for deportation relief under President Barack Obama’s new immigration order, UC President Janet Napolitano announced Friday.

http://www.smdailyjournal.com/articles/wnews/2014-11-22/uc-expands-legal-services-for-immigrant-students/1776425133803.html