Author Archives: Adam Foxman

UCLA is concerned that further cuts might force it to eliminate courses. UC Riverside may not be able to maintain the buildings it has just constructed. Oceanographical research programs at UCSD have been pushed to the threshold of their tolerance. As a state-subsidized university system, budgetary woes are nothing new for the University of California. […]

As the University of California faces its fourth straight year of severe funding cuts, the Board of Regents wants to be sure that it has the best possible leaders at its helm. So when several upper-level UC administrators left their positions recently ““ UC Provost Judson King retired and UC San Diego Chancellor Robert Dynes left […]

The University of California Board of Regents confirmed Marye Anne Fox as the new chancellor of UC San Diego on Monday, and voted to increase her salary by $69,300. The regents voted unanimously to appoint Fox ““ the current chancellor of North Carolina State University ““ and 11-2 to approve her salary. The salary is […]

North Carolina State University Chancellor Marye Anne Fox was harshly reprimanded by the NCSU faculty senate last year, but this past conflict has not made the University of California Board of Regents hesitant to support her as the next chancellor of UC San Diego. The regents are expected to confirm Fox as the new chancellor […]

Massive budget cuts and an overestimation of how much student fee hikes could save the University of California have sparked a debate among the UC Board of Regents about how the university should adjust to changing times. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget proposal included recommendations to raise undergraduate fees by 10 percent, graduate fees by 40 […]

The University of California Board of Regents voted 8-6 Thursday to confirm its commitment to comprehensive review and censure regents chairman John Moores for an editorial in which he lambasted the university’s admissions practices. Moores defended his comments as free speech. Several regents came to Moores’ defense, but many of the regents said his position […]

SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; As the University of California reels from its fourth straight year of budget cuts, it appears that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s suggested cutbacks may not be enough to deal with the lack of funds. Larry Hershman, UC vice president of budget, said in a presentation to the UC Board of Regents at its […]