From the LA Times:
At a time when the University of California faces much uncertainty
about how to finance its current 10 campuses, a state assemblyman is
proposing that the UC establish an 11th campus -- with a special focus
on science and technology.
Assemblyman
Mike Gatto (D-Glendale) has introduced a bill that would start the
process of planning and building a new UC school that he described as “a
public version of Caltech.” The bill, AB 1483, would push UC to study
the feasibility and potential locations and would provide $50 million
for land acquisition and initial buiding costs, according to Gatto. Such
a plan would face many hurdles, especially in finding the money since
UC has had trouble garnering enough financial support for its current
operations. UC President Janet Napolitano and the UC regents have
proposed increasing tuition by as much as 5% in each of the next five
years if state revenue for UC do not rise enough. UC’s newest
campus, UC Merced, opened in 2005, and its growth has been hampered in
part by the lack of money to construct enough new buildings...
Full story at http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-ln-new-uc-20150302-story.html
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