No UC Tuition Hike for Fall, But Future Uncertain
The University of California Board of Regents has voted to freeze tuition in the fall, in exchange for millions of dollars in state funding. But students can't rest easily: if voters reject the governor's tax plan in November, UC would lose all of that funding and $250 million more.
How Much is a University President Worth?
With all the budget cuts and tuition hikes public universities face, it seems like the wrong time to give campus presidents a big raise. But earlier this week, the CSU board did exactly that. Does the job of running a state university merit a salary in excess of $300,000? We ask one of the people whose job it is to recruit those leaders.