UCLA's Anderson School aims to fund itself
"We’ve got to change the way we operate if we are to continue being what we are," Judy D. Olian, Anderson’s dean, said in an interview. "State support has declined so significantly that we’ve asked ourselves what is the best model to sustain the excellence of the school and the excellence of what we can do in this region." Some critics say that Olian’s plan, coming after several rounds of UC-wide fee increases, is another step toward privatizing the prestigious public university system. Olian and her supporters deny that, saying that Anderson would remain under UCLA’s academic governance and policies, including its tenure and pension rules.
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by Larry Gordon, The Los Angeles Times.