California higher ed leaders denounce proposed budget cuts

by E Wayne Ross on April 29, 2008

San Diego Union Tribune: California higher ed leaders denounce proposed budget cuts

In a rare show of unity, California’s top higher education officials on Monday warned that inadequate state funding is bleeding the quality from one of the world’s most celebrated college and university systems.

The leaders of the University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges predicted that a new round of spending cuts would have dire consequences for their 142 campuses, from losing top-notch faculty to making a college degree too expensive for some students.