Instead of providing creative progressive solutions which strive to maintain the excellence of the university, UC leadership has only offered us tuition hikes and devastating cuts that threaten the stability of the university. The impact of these changes may well be permanent… Despite the recent letter sent out by the UC system-wide Academic Senate claiming that faculty across the ten campuses support Yudof’s actions, this is far from universally true. There is concern about the salary cuts, but many faculty are even more worried about the ways in which UC Office of the President (UCOP) has violated the principle of "Shared Governance," which is central to the operation of the university… Many faculty are outraged over the wholesale circumventing of their input. Additionally, there has not yet been full disclosure concerning the budget. We are asked to accept UCOP analysis of the budget situation on blind faith, without being able to engage in a discussion of funding priorities. Many faculty are demanding greater transparency on budgetary issues.

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by Ricardo Gomez, Viola Tang, Tanya Smith, and Shannon Steen, The Daily Californian.

Posted: September 4th, 2009, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.