There are at least two ways to skin the business school self-sufficiency cat

Inside Higher Ed today has a lengthy article about the Anderson School's self-sufficiency MBA program.  The theme, however, is that the UC-Berkeley Haas School is doing the same thing in different ways that haven't caused a ruckus with the Academic Senate.  Both schools say the object is to put more money in the kitty and gain more "flexibility."

You can read about it at:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/07/02/uc-business-schools-see-different-levels-resistance-innovation-plans