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Something appears to be a little odd about funding at the University of California system. Larry Gordon of the Los Angeles Times reports that:
The state auditor Thursday called on the University of California to be more transparent about how it distributes money among its campuses and asked why four campuses with high proportions of black, Latino and Native American students receive lower per-capita funding than some other UC schools.
The auditor’s report also criticized UCLA for “wrongfully” using $5 million from a student activities fund to construct a student center and for plans, since abandoned, to tap the fund further to renovate the Pauley Pavilion basketball arena. UCLA contends that it had the right to use the student fee money.
Apparently four UC schools with a higher-than-average proportion of black and Hispanic students, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz, had lower per-pupil spending that other schools, despite the fact that students at all UC schools pay the same tuition, $12,192 a year for California students.
University of California President Mark Yudof said there was no reason to connect per-pupil spending to the race of the students: “There is absolutely no basis — statistically, historically, or ethically — for drawing such a connection,” he said.
Yudof said that legislators should “provide more evidence of malfeasance than innuendo.”
Why? Isn’t it a problem that some schools spend more on students than others even if no one does it on purpose?
View the audit here.
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Milan Moravec on August 10, 2011 8:58 PM:
Consequences of not overseeing University of California Berkeley. University of California Berkeley (Cal) share financial sacrifices with Californians, students? No deal, says Cal!
Democrats Republicans face mortgage defaults, 12% unemployment, pay reductions, loss of unemployment benefits. No layoff or wage reductions for Chancellors, Vice Chancellors, Faculty during longest deepest recession.
There is no good reason to raise tuition, fees when wage concessions are available. UC wages must reflect California's ability to pay, not what others are paid. If wages better elsewhere, chancellors, vice chancellors, tenured, non tenured faculty, UCOP apply for the positions. If wages determine commitment to UC Berkeley, leave for better paying position. The sky above the 10 campuses will not fall.
Pitch in UC Berkeley (with deeds not words) for all Democrats, Republicans!
No furloughs. UCOP 18% reduction salaries & $50 million cut.
Chancellors� Vice-Chancellors�, 18% cut. Tenured faculty 15% trim.
Non-Tenured, 10% reduction. Academic Senate, Council remove 100% costs salaries.
It is especially galling to continue to generously compensate chancellors, vice-chancellors, faculty while Californians are making financial sacrifices and faculty, chancellor, vice-chancellor turnover is the lowest of USA public universities.
The message that President Yudof, UC Board of Regent Chair Lansing, UC Berkeley Birgeneau are sending is they have more concern for generously paid chancellors, faculty. The few at the top need to get a grip on economic reality and fairness.
The California Legislature needs a Bill to oversee higher education salaries, tuition.