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February 22
Monday
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NewCLA [nü⋅c⋅l⋅a] Festival
February 22, 2010 from 12pm to 8pm – Kerckhoff Grand Salon
March 2
Tuesday
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NewCLA [nü⋅c⋅l⋅a] Exchange
March 2, 2010 at 11am to March 3, 2010 at 4pm – Student Activities Center
March 4
Thursday
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Day of Action to Defend Public Education & Public Workers
March 4, 2010 from 12pm to 1pm – TBA
Educational Materials for Faculty and Students (also see Videos and Useful Links and Documents)
Q&A on the UC Budget by Chris Newfield.doc
They_Pledged_Your_Tuition.pdf
The UC Budget Crisis * A Teach-in Kit for UCLA Faculty.pdf
Student Labor Action Project & US Students Association Organizing Toolkit (PDF)
UCLA Educational Handout for Students.pdf
UC Educational Handout for Students.pdf
Understanding the Crisis.pdf
Open Letter to UC Students from Professor Catherine Cole (UCB)
Video of UC Berkeley Teach-In on the State of UC
Blog Posts
In cash-strapped state, how will we pay for public higher education?
In cash-strapped state, how will we pay for public higher education?
By Steve Wiegand swiegand@sacbee.com
Published Sunday, Feb. 07, 2010 Sacramento Bee
On a mild, overcast day in October 2007, a University of California graduate
lobbed a rhetorical bomb at his alma mater: What if the public
university went private?
"Suppose," mused state Treasurer Bill Lockyer in a widely distribute
… ContinuePosted by Daniel J.B. Mitchell on February 7, 2010 at 7:47am
Restructuring Committee announced by EVC Waugh
Administrative Officers, Deans, Department Chairs, Directors, Vice Chancellors, UCLA Faculty
Dear Colleagues:
Governor Schwarzenegger’s 2010-11 budget, released on January 8, acknowledges the importance of higher education to California and proposes to reinstate some of the UC funding that had been cut. The likelihood that this proposal will survive the legislative budgeting process, however, is uncertain. Even under the best-case scena… Continue
Posted by Daniel J.B. Mitchell on February 3, 2010 at 4:46pm
Waiting List for New Applicants to be Created at UC
January 29, 2010
The University of California to Play the Waiting-List Game
By RACHEL GROSS
For the first time in its history, the University of California is expected to institute waiting lists for incoming applicants, possibly starting this spring. More than 1,000 applicants may be affected.
It’s a turning point for the university, with real symbolic heft. The practice is more often associated with private universities and tightly limited space.
The decision to adopt wait… Continue
Posted by Daniel J.B. Mitchell on February 1, 2010 at 9:25am
NewCLA [nü⋅c⋅l⋅a]
NewCLA [nü⋅c⋅l⋅a] is hope for the UCLA community.
It is a multi-perspective group started by students to provide a free space to re-imagine the University. It spans from art activism to alternate models of peacefully demonstrating that we want change. The budget crisis affects everyone at UCLA and instead of holding us down, it will bring us together, in the… Continue
Posted by Anna Eliza Pastor on January 31, 2010 at 10:29pm
Denham bill would cap college fee hikes
Denham bill would cap college fee hikes
Posted at 12:26 AM on Saturday,… Continue
Posted by Daniel J.B. Mitchell on January 31, 2010 at 10:22am
New LAO report on master plan released
http://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2010/edu/ed_coordination/ed_coordination_012810.pdf
Executive Summary
Coordination Mechanisms Inadequate. Coordination is necessary to guide public higher educational institutions toward collectively meeting state needs. Coordination does not always require active direction by a stat… Continue
Posted by Daniel J.B. Mitchell on January 28, 2010 at 11:00am
UC protests LAO critique of governor's higher ed/prison proposed constitutional amendment
Date: 2010-01-26
Contact: University of California Office of the President
Phone: (510) 987-9200
The following is a statement from Patrick Lenz, UC vice president for budget, in response to the state Legislative Analyst's opinion on the Governor's higher education proposal:
We disagree with the Legislative Analyst on this one. The report accurately diagnoses the problem - the long-term shift in priorities away from higher educa… Continue
Posted by Daniel J.B. Mitchell on January 27, 2010 at 8:29am
LAO Criticizes Gov's Higher Ed/Prison Proposal and Points to Tuition as Revenue Source
Note: The text of the LAO report is reprinted below. A chart that goes with the report can be seen at:… Continue
Posted by Daniel J.B. Mitchell on January 26, 2010 at 11:29am
Forum
NewCLA [nü⋅c⋅l⋅a]
Check out this group on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=27 our efforts in organizing a series of events leading up to the strikes on March 4th.
Tagged: 22nd, 2nd, 3rd, Feb., 4th
Started by Anna Eliza Pastor in Sample Title Feb 1.
does anyone know who i can contact about the march 4th protests? 1 Reply
i really want to help organize. let me know pleeee and thanks.
Started by Alice Anderson in Sample Title. Last reply by Jeremy Schmidt Jan 13.
Fee Increases--How will they affect you?
Students are invited to comment on the effect that the fee increases have on their plans, on their ability to continue their education, on their familes.
Started by Michael Meranze in Sample Title Dec. 2, 2009.
Peaceful demonstration against Regents?
I heard that the UCLA Police are expecting a significant increase in the number of arrests they make. As a result, they plan to use the fenced area just outside the east side of Kinross as temporary…
Started by Maya Conn in Uncategorized Nov. 18, 2009.
More Useful Links and Documents About the Crisis
Alumni Supporting the Big UC Walkout (Facebook page)
An Open Letter to UC Graduate Students
A Private University System of the Future? (The Daily Californian)
Berkeley Alliance Against the Cuts
Bob Samuels' Blog "Changing Universities"
Budget Cuts Fact Sheet (from Berkeley Alliance Against the Cuts).pdf
Catherine Cole (UCB): Open Letter to UC Students (CalSERVE)
Charles Reed (CSU): California Values Prisoners Over Students (sfgate)
Charlie Schwartz (UCB): University Probe Site
Charlie Schwartz (UCB): What Do Student Fees Actually Pay for at a Research University? (pdf)
The Collegian (CSU): Legislature Dooms Our Future
The Economist: California's Universities in Trouble
FAQ about 9.24 (by Grad Students for other Grad Students).doc
George Lakoff (UCB): Privatization Is the Issue
Jeffrey Bergamini (UCD): University of California Salary Data Analysis
Keep California's Promise Website
Michael Meranze (UCLA): California's Crisis (HuffPo)
Mike Davis (UCR): On the Proposed Strike of September 24 (Amitava Kumar's blog)
New Faculty Majority Coalition for Adjunct Faculty Site
Saree Makdisi (UCLA): The Last Crisis at the University of California? (HuffPo)
1960 Master Plan for Higher Education.pdf
SAVE UC (UCB website)
UC Educational Handout.pdf
UCLA Educational Handout.pdf
UC Faculty Walkout Website
UCPay (Jeff Bergamini's site, with useful salary data analysis)
UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor: Budget Toolbox Reports
UCLA Faculty Association Newsletter: UC Administrative Growth
UC Walk Out Resolution Final.pdf
Understanding the Crisis (Keep California's Promise)
UPTE (University and Professional Technical Employees) Website
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Nov 19 Protest Regents Meeting UCLA
by Lucy Burns Added November 20, 2009 at 5:12pm
UCLA Day of Action
by Lucy Burns Added September 24, 2009 at 7:03pm 2 Comments
Walk-Out
by Skandia Shafer Added September 24, 2009 at 3:51pm
AFSCME Local 3299
by teresa a Added September 14, 2009 at 5:35pm
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