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Letters to the Editor: Federal funding cuts threaten California students’ educational opportunities
/in UncategorizedOn April 23, 2025, The Sacramento Bee published this Op-Ed from Dick Ackerman and Mel Levine, co-chairs of the California Coalition for Public Higher Education: Federal funding cuts are indeed concerning, especially with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s nearly 8% proposed decrease in the 2025-26 general fund appropriations for the California State University and University of California […]
Op-Ed: UC and CSU funding essential to California’s economic future
/in UncategorizedOn April 16, 2025, Capitol Weekly published this Op-Ed from Dick Ackerman and Mel Levine, co-chairs of the California Coalition for Public Higher Education: For decades, California’s public university system has been the envy of much of the world – a powerhouse of research, innovation and economic opportunity. Today, however, the University of California (UC) […]
Op-Ed: Ongoing University of California Strike Hurts Both Students and the Picketing Workers
/in UncategorizedOn December 2, 2022, CalMatters published this Op-Ed from Dick Ackerman and Mel Levine, co-chairs of the California Coalition for Public Higher Education: United Auto Workers, the labor union negotiating for striking workers at the University of California’s 10 campuses, claims it is “fighting for a UC that works for its students and its workers.” But some of […]
CCPHE’s Statement On Governor Newsom’s Rejection of SB1364 and SB410
/in UncategorizedThe California Coalition for Public Higher Education thanks Gov. Gavin Newsom for supporting California public higher education by rejecting SB 1364 and SB 410. SB 1364 would have hurt small businesses that contract with the University of California. SB 410 was an unfunded mandate that would have cost California State University more than $850 million […]
Op-Ed: Legislation to Divert Funds Would Hurt CSU
/in UncategorizedOn September 15, 2022, Capitol Weekly published this Op-Ed from Dick Ackerman and Mel Levine, co-chairs of the California Coalition for Public Higher Education: With more than 132,000 graduates every year, the California State University (CSU) is critical to the success of young people in our state and to meeting California’s needs for an educated workforce. The […]