February 12, 2012,
Chronicle of Higher Education
Fault Lines Form Among Campuses as Finances Strain U. of California
(excerpt):
By Eric Kelderman
President Mark G.
Yudof of the University of California often says that the system he oversees is
one university with 10 campuses. But
some higher-education experts say the economic strains and budget cuts of the
past three years are fraying the ties that hold the system together. Several
campus leaders have proposed measures to increase their financial independence
from the system, in some cases at the cost of the other campuses.
…Meanwhile, the
system's youngest campus, at Merced, was shielded from the latest round of
budget cuts, causing some people on other campuses to grumble that it is not
financially viable and is weighing the system down. None of the institutions openly suggests that
it would leave the system, says David L. Kirp, a professor of public policy at
the University of California at Berkeley. But if the state's budget situation
continues to force cuts, there could be "more drastic proposals for
disentanglement," he says.
…While six of the
institutions are members of the Association of American Universities—a
selective group of research institutions—the Merced campus is still struggling
for a perception of legitimacy.
…Because it is still
so young, system officials spared Merced from the most recent budget cuts,
which caused some in the state to gripe about whether it should remain a part
of the system or even remain open…
Full article at http://chronicle.com/article/Fault-Lines-Form-as-Finances/130742/
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