The removal of classes and student activities from Tolman Hall — which occurred July 15 — due to the building’s "poor" seismic rating has been the source of recent tension between campus administration and faculty members with offices still in the building… "They said ‘why are you all of a sudden panicking? Because you have always been in this crappy building and told that it was rated poorly,’" the staff member said. "Well, now they are pulling people out, so that creates a different kind of division among those who have a right to be safe and those who do not … I don’t see how they can get around that, I mean morally."
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by Noah Kulwin, The Daily Californian.
Posted: August 1st, 2011, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.
Gov. Jerry Brown, who publicly chided CSU trustees for "ever-increasing pay packages" even before they voted to approve the salary of SDSU President Elliot Hirshman, continues to speak out. And at least three legislators are proposing limits on such pay… CSU Chancellor Charles Reed has, in response to Brown’s concerns, appointed a committee to study how campus presidents are recruited and compensated in the future. But the committee
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by Pat Flynn, The San Diego Union Tribune.
Posted: August 1st, 2011, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.
Contrary to popular belief, there are plenty of job openings out there. Problem is that there aren’t enough Americans trained to do them… "Employers are turning to community colleges because those lining up at the door aren’t qualified," said Anthony Carnevale, director of Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce. "The skills requirement has gone up and employers don’t train entry-level workers anymore."
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by Tami Luhby, CNN Money.
Posted: August 1st, 2011, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.
The audit was requested last year by state Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco), a frequent critic of the pay and perks of UC executives. But the report, which reviewed five years of UC spending through fiscal 2009-10, did not contain major revelations about administrators’ compensation, a point noted with satisfaction by university officials. UC President Mark G. Yudof, in a formal written response, urged legislators in the future "to provide more evidence of malfeasance than innuendo" in seeking such a probe. Yee said Thursday that UC continues to resist oversight and cited the audit’s complaint that the university’s financial statements lump together about $1 billion a year in spending without enough specifics. "It is clear that there remain many significant problems with the way UC operates," Yee said in a statement.
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by Larry Gordon, The Los Angeles Times.
Posted: July 29th, 2011, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.
The University of California should make more information about its finances available to the public, according to a report released Thursday by state Auditor Elaine Howle… "Because (UC) does not provide details about its budget process, university stakeholders cannot sufficiently evaluate this process and do not have sufficient information to determine if the university’s allocation of state funding is equitable," Howle wrote… The audit also found that UCLA designated $23 million from a student referendum for "unauthorized purposes" when it allocated funds from a student-imposed fee for building the South Campus Student Center and the Pauley Pavilion. UC disputed the finding, saying officials have authority to modify the terms of use of student fees.
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by Laurel Rosenhall, The Sacramento Bee.
Posted: July 29th, 2011, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.
The University of California is being criticized in a new state-commissioned audit for failing to release detailed financial information about how it spends taxpayer dollars and tuition money, including some $6 billion spent over the past five years that UC officials classified simply as "Miscellaneous services." The audit, released Thursday by state auditor Elaine Howle, also expresses disapproval over UC’s decision to dole out funding to each of its 10 campuses using a secret formula that UC officials would not explain even to auditors… the UC Office of the President used a single accounting code, Miscellaneous Services, to categorize more than $6 billion in expenditures over a five-year period ending in 2010. Those funds make up about a quarter of all of UC’s non-compensation expenses, Howle said.
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by Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday criticized leaders of California’s public universities for recruiting highly paid "hired guns" from across the country to run campuses instead of looking for home-grown talent that might be willing to work for lower salaries. The governor said officials at California State University and the University of California appeared in recent salary decisions to have adopted a mindset that market forces trump public service, but he said that must change, especially as the state struggles to close a budget deficit that has forced severe cuts.
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by Carla Rivera, The Los Angeles Times.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.
The University of California should justify to the public why it spends thousands of dollars more per student at four of its 10 campuses and also do a better job of explaining how it spends more than $1 billion it allots annually to "miscellaneous services," state auditors said Thursday. The audit found no major malfeasance in the university system’s budgeting or spending, but noted a lack of transparency in the way it handles its finances that could erode public trust. For example, $6 billion was budgeted for the UC president’s office over five years, all of it falling under a line-item category called miscellaneous services. Without offering specific detail, there is no way for the public to know what the money is used for, even if the purpose is for legitimate expenses…
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by Jill Tucker, The San Francisco Chronicle.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.
UCLA designated $23 million from a student referendum for "unauthorized purposes" when it allocated funds from a student-imposed fee for building the South Campus Student Center and the Pauley Pavilion. UC disputed the finding, saying officials have authority to modify the terms of use of student fees. The audit was conducted at the request of state Sen. Leland Yee, a frequent critic of UC’s administration, who said last year that "a comprehensive state audit will help further uncover the extent of the waste, fraud, and abuse within the UC, and finally hold university executives accountable." UC President Yudof wrote that he was pleased the audit "found only minor issues to address."
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by Laurel Rosenhall, The Sacramento Bee.
Posted: July 28th, 2011, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.
California’s higher education system is in decline, with fewer students able to afford college, falling college participation rates and dwindling state support, according to a study released Wednesday. The report suggests that the state, once celebrated nationally for its three-tiered system of public colleges, has lost status as a leader in such areas as affordability, preparation of high school graduates, college-going rates and investment in higher education. The analysis was by the Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy at Cal State Sacramento.
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by Carla Rivera, The Los Angeles Times.
Posted: July 21st, 2011, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.
