Links for March 29, 2012

Links for March 29, 2012

Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Protesters arrested at the Regents' Meeting today.   Here are some photos. Yudof urges Regents to support Brown's Tax Initiative.  In an example of decisive leadership they didn't make a decision. Regents cancel Aristocrat's "Let Them Eat Cake" Pension Plan.  Unclear what Edley, Olian, and the Other Aristocrats will do. ...

Net Negatives of Private Fundraising

Net Negatives of Private Fundraising

UPDATED BELOW UPDATE 2 (3/31):  UCLA's faculty Council on Planning and Budget endorse the Luskin Center after the Regents table it.  See Dan Mitchell's explanation and critique.  The CPB document he posts itemizes the funding of the $112M in costs after the Luskin gift, which are mostly bonds (pp 3-5). Private fundraising is associated with so many of public universities'...

The Coming Decline in UC Graduate Education

The Coming Decline in UC Graduate Education

By Joel Norris, UCSD If UC is to continue to be a system of research universities, it is essential to maintain robust graduate programs. Sadly, the Regents and UCOP are making choices that undermine Ph.D. education, often with little financial benefit to UC. One particularly detrimental factor is the practice of raising graduate tuition in tandem with undergraduate tuition. Very...

Links for March 22 2012

Links for March 22 2012

Reclaim UC offers more on the remarkable "stay away" orders to students. Objections to the orders are growing. The Robinson/Edley committee will be reporting their thoughts on UC Policing at next week's Regents' meeting. Is UC violating the Public Records Act by not releasing portions of the Pepper Spray Report? (h/t Dan Mitchell)...

Deepening Chill in Berkeley: A Recap of Political Repression Against Campus Protest

Deepening Chill in Berkeley: A Recap of Political Repression Against Campus Protest

by Gregory Levine, UC Berkeley The belated return of wintry rain and cool temperatures to the Bay Area has been joined since last week by a deeper chill,...

Occupy Opportunities

Occupy Opportunities

By Charles Schwartz Here at UC Berkeley we are faced with the immediate announcement by the Chancellor, Robert Birgeneau, that he will resign at the end of this calendar year. (This announcement came out Tuesday, March 13; and I was on a picket line outside his office complaining about his behavior just the day before; but I doubt there is much of a connection.) That announcement...

Links for March 14 2012

Links for March 14 2012

Jerry negotiates with Teachers about a compromise tax initiative.   You can find more here.   Cambridge University suspends student for 2 1/2 years for reading a poem in protest of David Willetts' visit. The arbitrariness of the charge didn't go unnoticed.  Students in UK continue their protests. Police Officers privacy vs. the public's right to know at...

Links for March 13, 2012 (UPDATED BELOW)

Links for March 13, 2012 (UPDATED BELOW)

Birgeneau announces he is stepping down in December. Berkeley Faculty Association calls on Birgeneau to condemn Alameda DA's decision to charge November...

Petitions to Stop the Alameda DA Indictments of Nov 9 Protestors

Petitions to Stop the Alameda DA Indictments of Nov 9 Protestors

On March 1, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O'Malley sent criminal complaint and summons to eight (update: nine) participants in the protests...

March 5, 2012—REFUND CALIFORNIA

March 5, 2012—REFUND CALIFORNIA

Today was the day of thousands marching:  You can find stories here, here, and here. CHP officers have begun arresting protesters occupying the...

Photos from A Long March

Photos from A Long March

A number of defenders of public higher ed are talking the long way to Sacramento for the March 5th demonstrations. A participant writes, "More than a...

In case you missed it...

In case you missed it...

Students and Faculty were out throughout the state protesting the attack on public higher ed. Students Occupied at UCSC and UCSD.   ...