Tuition hikes for undergraduate students at the University of California are off the table for next year, Sherry Lansing, chairwoman of the UC regents, said Thursday. But Gov. Jerry Brown, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Assembly Speaker John Perez were not satisfied with the university’s budget proposal. The politicians implored the regents to consider broader and more radical budgetary changes, including cutting executive compensation and lowering teaching costs… The speaker suggested UC leaders change their tone before asking the legislators for more… Lansing said UC is not looking to the state to solve all of its budgetary problems. She noted that the regents would examine faculty teaching loads in March.

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by Katy Murphy, The San Jose Mercury News.

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