Dear Governor Brown: We are writing you with deep concern about the state’s continuing disinvestment from public higher education, and your lack of direct communication with students. When you were elected in 2010, many students hoped that your election would usher in a new era for public higher education in California and reverse the approach taken by your predecessor. Thus far, things have not improved, and in fact, in many ways they have worsened… you have not made yourself available to meet directly with students. Students from the three segments have not been involved in any negotiations that your office is having with representatives from our administrations. We find it problematic that these critical discussions, which may result in a “compact” that includes repeated fee increases in future years…

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by Claudia Magaña, Gregory Washington and Kevin Feliciano, California Progress Report.

Posted: March 15th, 2012, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.