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UC officials have been expecting bad news from the
governor’s office regarding next year’s budget for
months now ““ the question has really been a matter of how bad
the news will be. Now that the May revisions of the budget have
been released, we’re finally beginning to take scope of the
damage.
If approved by the state legislature, the UC will lose $162
million under Davis’ revisions ““ about a 5 percent cut
from what the university receives from the state. Considering the
severe economic constraints the state has faced in recent months,
coupled with its failure to uphold the UC-State Partnership ““
which guarantees an annual increase in the UC’s budget
““ these cuts will devastate areas crucial to the
university’s education mission, primarily those areas aimed
at increased diversity.
Davis’ revisions have reduced the state’s
contribution to the UC outreach budget by 40 percent, according to
the UC Office of the President. At a time when the UC still
struggles with increasing the number of underrepresented students
enrolled at its various campuses, the severity of this cut is
irresponsible. At least student fees are not scheduled to be raised
and mustn’t be considered as the legislature looks over this
budget.
Hopefully, action can be taken by the legislature to alleviate
the cuts vital to student recruitment programs. Both the state and
university should push for this to show their high-priority
commitment to increasing diversity and promoting student
interests.