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Monday, April 13, 2026

Agostini's Every Ship on Its Own Bottom - Part 2


In an earlier post, we noted - based on former UCLA VC & CFO Agostini's budget book - who were the Bad Guys, i.e., those running a deficit of at least 5% of expenditures for the current fiscal year, as projected in Sept. 2025.* We again emphasize the caveat that revenue at the unit level is often in whole or in part an allocation so a deficit could mean an insufficient allocation as opposed to improper overspending.

Agostini found a projected overall deficit in the units he identified. But some units ran surpluses (revenues > expenditures. So, who were the Good Guys in his calculation? We again use the arbitrary 5% figure and define Good Guys as those with projected surpluses of 5% or greater of expenditures. 

The list of Good Guys is below. It might not surprise you to know that the CFO's office is one of the Good Guys:

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*https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2026/04/agostinis-every-ship-on-its-own-bottom.html. At this link you will also find links to past budget postings and sources.

 

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