The Governor’s Thinking Has Become Very Uptight

The Governor’s Thinking Has Become Very Uptight

PART 2  of GOVERNOR BROWN GOES ONLINE By Toby Higbie, Department of History, UCLA Mulling over Jerry Brown’s recent comments on the disruptive...

Jerry Brown, Vanguard of the Digital Revolution: He Googled It

Jerry Brown, Vanguard of the Digital Revolution: He Googled It

by Toby Higbie, Prof. of History, UCLA At the last Regents meeting, Governor Brown mounted the digital barricades and sent a shot across...

Online is not a Siphon to Keep the Public U Running on Empty

Online is not a Siphon to Keep the Public U Running on Empty

I understand why Gov. Jerry Brown went to the University of California and California State University board meetings this week. He wants to protect...

Tallahassee Two-Step

Tallahassee Two-Step

Florida Governor Rick Scott's "Blue Ribbon Task Force on Higher Education Reform" has finally issued its final report.  Designed "to advance the...

Regents Budget in Progress

Regents Budget in Progress

About 10 minutes ago, I dropped into the Finance Committee discussion (streaming here), to hear either Peter Taylor or Nathan Bostrom, UCOP's finance chiefs, talking about savings to campuses from e-purchasing and strategic sourcing in the hundred of millions of dollars.  The published figure is $20 million. A comment from President Yudof clarified that the $300 million or...

The UC Regents' Budget: the Trouble with the Prop 30 Norm

The UC Regents' Budget: the Trouble with the Prop 30 Norm

Since the passage of Proposition 30 prevented another 10% cut to state funding for the University of California, blocked similar cuts to CSU, and blocked...

Prepare to be Uninspired: Some Regental Wisdom for the Weekend

Prepare to be Uninspired: Some Regental Wisdom for the Weekend

The Regents are meeting this week.  Among the central issues they will discuss are the short- and long-range budgetary situation of the University...

UC Berkeley Announces Next Chancellor

UC Berkeley Announces Next Chancellor

"University of California President Mark G. Yudof announced today (Nov. 8) that he has selected Nicholas B. Dirks, Columbia University’s executive vice president and dean of the faculty of  Arts and Sciences, as UC Berkeley’s 10th chancellor." The rest of the official statement is her...

Bullet Dodged by Ballot

Bullet Dodged by Ballot

With close to 99% of precincts reporting, Proposition 30 has won with 53.9% of the vote, or nearly a 7 point spread.  KCET's map is at left, with...

Yes on Both of California's Education Propositions

Yes on Both of California's Education Propositions

Both of the education propositions on the California ballot may lose today.  The higher ed communities have focused on Gov Jerry Brown's Proposition...