…Michael Meranze rounds up #highered news, emphasis on California but relevant for all. Visit, read and bookmark or add Reclaiming the University, edited and with articles by Chris Newfield (author of Unmaking the University) and Michael Meranze, to your rss reader. In particular, take a look at Chris' June 6 piece, "Quality Public Higher Ed: From Udacity to Theory Y" (worth a post of its own). See also Bob Samuel's Changing Universities and Chris' "overflow" archives. It's a challenge keeping such similar blog names separate. Nor are these the only ones, a blog sub-genre for all practical purposes (and surely the topic for another post...).Last week, an over ambitious link lollapalooza feast assembled passed its "sell by" date before even reaching the drafts folder. Also in the pipes: a less time sensitive university themed Omnivore collection.
- Anderson Business School leads the privatization charge: UCLA decides it is okay to pretend Anderson still has a public mission while it caters to its private donors.
- Iowa considers ending the use of tuition to support financial aid. So do UC Regents.
- CSU Trustees spend money on the homes of campus presidents while raising tuition.
- Unemployment for Law School graduates is higher than it has been for over 15 years.
- New Report suggests California needs to increase the number of its College Graduates dramatically. Guess it is time to cut state funding and limit access.
- DA will not prosecute 7 of 9 "Occupy the Farm" activists. Not clear what is happening with the other 2.
- Davis uncertainty continues. (thanks Cloudminder)
- Berkeley Report on November 9 criticizes procedures and police practices. Report can be found here. Graduate Student Representative filed a dissent.
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