UC shelves plan to charge engineering, business undergrads more
University of California officials have decided to shelve, at least for now, a controversial proposal to charge undergraduate engineering and business students $900 more a year than those in other majors. The plan, which had been scheduled for discussion and a possible vote at next month’s regents meeting, has been postponed for further study, a university spokesman said Thursday. UC administrators "felt they wanted to take more time to examine it," spokesman Ricardo Vazquez said. But he said the idea was not dead and could be brought to the regents in a revised form at a later date… Lt. Gov. John Garamendi, a UC regent by virtue of his office, opposes the differential fees and welcomed news of the delay. "A permanent postponement of a really stupid policy is in order here," said Garamendi, who also plans to argue against the general fee increase.
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by Larry Gordon, The Los Angeles Times.