Deep budget cuts for UC, CSU

[LasMa]

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Students at California’s public colleges and universities should brace for more tuition increases given the budget plan the Legislature is voting on today.</p>

<p>The 2011-12 plan calls for cutting an additional $150 million each from the California State University and the University of California – for a total loss to each system of $650 million for the year.</p>

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<p>The budget also calls for further cuts to higher education if projected revenue doesn’t materialize by mid-December. Colleges and universities will be the first in line to take those cuts under a tiered system Gov. Jerry Brown introduced yesterday.

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<p>[University</a> tuition likely to rise in response to California budget](<a href=“http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/06/-budget.html]University”>http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlatest/2011/06/-budget.html)</p>

<p>Besides hefty tuition increases and program cuts, UC increasingly faces the loss of some of its brightest faculty lights:</p>

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UC San Diego faced a losing battle recently when it tried to hang on to three star scientists being wooed by Rice University for cutting-edge cancer research. The recruiting package from the private Houston university included 40% pay raises, new labs and a healthy flow of research money from a Texas state bond fund.</p>

<p>Another factor, unrelated to Rice, helped close the deal: The professors’ sense that declining state funding for the University of California makes it a good time to pack their bags.

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<p>[UC</a> officials fear departure of scholars for well-funded schools](<a href=“http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brain-drain-20110629,0,1257745.story]UC”>UC fears talent loss to deeper pockets)</p>

[barrons]

<p>The UCs made a nice living doing the same thing to midwestern schools as they grew their campuses. Not an ounce of pity now that the shoe is on the other foot. What goes around comes around.</p>

[FindAPlace]

<p>^^Ah yes, the expected “Life’s a (rhymes with rich) and then you die” comment for all those concerned CA parents. </p>

<p>Yes, it’s a rough competition out there all around to get academic talent. Just remember, with that lack of caring, that the population of CA is huge. As this trickles through and drags on the economy of the state, it’s also going to likely have more than a ripple effect on the national economy.</p>

[educ8me]

<p>Nothing attracts talent like the Pacific ocean. Good riddance to the National Academy rat pack. Most innovative research is done by the under 40 crowd anyway.</p>