Money problems sowing discontent in University of California system
Days before the scheduled UC walkout, students, educators and administrators remain unclear how the event will shake out. Some professors plan to teach as usual, while others will hold teach-ins to educate students about California higher education. Faculty leaders said they are neutral. "We regard it as a matter of individual conscience," said Christopher Kutz, chairman of UC-Berkeley’s Academic Senate… Finding a clear, unified voice has been a problem of late at UC. All the groups talk about a "movement," but each seems to have different goals in mind. Each group is beset with its own, unique problems. About 2,000 staff members are being laid off, professors are taking unpaid days off and students are being forced to pay significantly more.
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by Matt Krupnick, The San Jose Mercury News.