In 2010-11, state General Fund support for the University of California is now lower than it was in 1965, and is only 57% of the 1986 peak… The decline in support has forced campuses to lay off 2,600 employees and eliminate some 1,400 positions. UCLA has dropped its writing requirements from two courses to one, and there is talk of eliminating even that. "That’s very worrisome," said Christopher Santos, external vice president for the UCLA student association, which has been active in protesting the cuts and using student funds to make up shortfalls. "Whatever profession you end up in, it’s super important to write well." At the University of California’s ten campuses, course offerings are down — by 10 percent at UCLA between 2008 and 2009, and 8 percent at Berkeley.

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by Diana Jean Schemo, Remapping Debate.

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