IT’S TIME TO REINVEST IN PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION – OPINION FROM YES TO HIGHER ED
A new opinion article from Yes to Higher Ed co-chairs Dick Ackerman and Mel Levine addresses the news from UC Berkeley that one of the world’s great research universities is facing a $150 million deficit. Here’s an excerpt from the February 22, 2016 article:
What is happening at UC Berkeley is symptomatic of what all of the University of California, the California State University system and our community colleges face. Deep cuts in State support for public higher education have only been partially restored in the last few years. Tuition and fees have been forced upward and all three segments of our public higher education system have been constrained in their ability to accommodate the needs of tens of thousands of qualified California students.
Read the complete article on the Fox & Hounds website.