Posted on 03/15/2007 11:59:06 AM PDT by srotaG adirolF
In what University of California President Robert Dynes called an “agonizing decision,” the UC Board of Regents voted 13-6 Wednesday to increase undergraduate fees by 7 percent and up to 10 percent for professional students in the upcoming 2007-2008 school year – the fifth fee hike in the past six years.
Some regents said they believe the education budget released earlier this year, which cut funding for certain programs in the university, will not be enough to develop necessary programs or support staff salaries to maintain quality and competition within the UC.
Some students, however, maintained they have not seen the results of previous fee increases and with the annual cost of living in California increasing along with student fees, the price of attaining a college education may be becoming a financial reach.
Opponents of the increase also say students do not have enough time to prepare for the fee hike, which is planned to be instated at the beginning of the summer session.
About 100 students from UC campuses ranging from Irvine to Merced were present both inside and outside the meeting to protest the increase. This was part of a campaign that began in November, when the state and regents began discussing a possible student fee increase in line with the new budget, said Tina Park, a board member of the UC Students Association.
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The problem lies with Tenure.
My first semester tuition at UCLA was $64.
Approximately a year ago, a surprise audit, ordered by the governor, found that approximately 350 million dollars had been spent on the top university execs in the form of "unauthorized compensation" (sounds like another name for embezzlement to me). IRS records apparently showed that taxes had not been paid on the "unauthorized compensation" to some execs, including to the president of the University.
One of the University Chancellors "killed herself" amidst stories of how her ~$200,000 / year contract was actually costing the university on the order of $1 million / year.
Just in case anyone was wondering why the University needed more money.
Approximately a year ago, a surprise audit, ordered by the governor, found that approximately 350 million dollars had been spent on the top university execs in the form of "unauthorized compensation" (sounds like another name for embezzlement to me). IRS records apparently showed that taxes had not been paid on the "unauthorized compensation" to some execs, including to the president of the University.
One of the University Chancellors "killed herself" amidst stories of how her ~$200,000 / year contract was actually costing the university on the order of $1 million / year.
Just in case anyone was wondering why the University needed more money.
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