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March 4th 2010 expects thousands of people concerned about public education to turn out in dozens of events across California and 25 other states. Read more ...
An official audit of the UC was recently announced after a reporter revealed financial conflicts of interests between two regents and UC investments. On February 17th 2010, the audit was unanimously requested by a state legislative committee. Read more ...
In the December 20th 2009 issue of the SF Chronicle, recent Cal economics grad Lakshmi Santosh argues 'The UC Board of Regents is an institution in serious need of reform,' citing the lack of oversight, review and transparency. Read more on our Updates Blog ...
Why Democratize?
Only by reforming the Board of Regents will the public have effective means to defend public education. Regents appointed by the Governor have brought UC aloof and bloated administration, inadequate state funding, skyrocketing fees, threats to faculty shared governance, and poor labor relations with staff. Over 40 years have lapsed since the last structural changes in the Board of Regents,the 26-member body that manages the entire University of California system. Current Board structures are hindering the UC system's ability to adapt to challenging times, threatening UC's access, excellence and public service. Read more ...
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