California colleges have been struggling with budget cuts for the past couple years and 2010-2011 looks to be another rough year for the CSU and UC schools in the state. President Horace Mitchell of California State University, Bakersfield announced last week a budget plan which will include raising student fees, cutting staff, and canceling winter quarter graduation ceremonies. The plan would also cut four sports programs as well for the 2010-2011 school year at CSUB. Another rough part to these budget cuts is that it will force many classes to go from average class sizes of 35 to 70 students. (more…)
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Budget Cuts Will Hurt CSUB for 2010-2011 School Year
Monday, February 15th, 2010Summer Session Canceled at City College of San Francisco
Friday, February 5th, 2010Budget cuts across the UC, CSU, and community college systems of California are causing numerous problems for the schools as they struggle to offer enough classes for students to graduate. There have already been a variety of classes being offered less often than expected, and when they are offered they might be full, which forces college students to wait until the next term. This scenario is even worse for students of City College of San Francisco, because the school decided to cancel their very popular summer session. The summer session at City College of San Francisco is typically a great time for students to catch up and take classes they could not attend during the normal school year. (more…)
Stanford University Applications on the Rise
Monday, January 25th, 2010Stanford University is one of the top universities in California, and applications for the freshman class of 2010 have already surpassed last year’s record of 30,428 total applicants. Acceptance rate is another story, as less than 10% of applicants were admitted to Stanford. Harvard and Yale were the only two colleges last year which ranked as being more difficult to be accepted. Despite rough economic conditions in California and the U.S., student continue to flock to colleges and universities across the state. Most colleges in the California State system are fairly affordable, and some of the UC schools are as well. (more…)
$3.1 Million in Bonuses Approved by UC Regents
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010Over the last few weeks the University of California regents has been in the news for various budget issues. This trend continues this week as yesterday the UC regents announced that they approved a very controversial performance bonus of $3.1 million, which will go to 38 senior executives at five of the UC medical centers. Many people in California are not happy about this approval, including union activist who denounced the bonuses. (more…)
Part-time Employees Increasing in California
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010Over the past few years the economy in California has had many events which have caused it to slow down dramatically, resulting in more people losing their jobs across the state. It is estimated that approximately 1.5 million workers by November of 2009 have lost jobs, which represents roughly 10% of the overall workforce in California. These reports from the Employment Development Department also indicated that a year ago there were 911,000 part-time workers, who would typically be full-time workers. Almost everyone that the EED is tracking is working part-time because the economy is struggling. (more…)
California University Presidents Feeling Recession in Their Paychecks
Monday, January 18th, 2010The presidents in the California University system are paid very well, and typically get great raises each year as long as things go well. Over the past couple of years the recession has slowly been working into the college system of California and now presidents are earning a little less or not getting any raises. In the survey from the Chronicle of Higher Education, they indicate that UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau had no increase in the 2008-2009 school year. Presidents in the UC system are still doing well, as total compensation for Birgeneau was $467,556 last year. UC President Mark Yudof is paid even better bringing in $600,000 overall for his total compensation. (more…)
Recession Increases Applications at University of San Francisco School of Law
Monday, January 11th, 2010History has shown us that higher education tends to become more popular during downturns in the economy, however, in some parts of the country, it seems to have taken a little longer this time than most experts predicted. As the recession continues, many in the work force are finding that there is a lack of good jobs which has resulted in an increase in applications to the University of San Francisco School of Law. In addition there has been a growing interest in graduate programs and law schools across the U.S., with many others seeing an increase in applications. October 2009 also saw a 20% increase in people taking the Law School Admission Test over the prior year, which is a prerequisite to most law schools. Overall there was a 13% increase in people taking the Graduate Record Examination in 2009, which is a prerequisite to most graduate programs. (more…)
Governor Wants to Guarantee Funding to UC and CSU Systems
Friday, January 8th, 2010The Governor has previously mentioned his commitment to education, but his new proposal actually puts it in writing this time. Schwarzenegger’s proposal intends to change the state constitution to guarantee funding to the University of California and California State University systems. He actually wants to ensure that California does not spend more on prisons than it does on the universities. Students and faculty are very excited about this proposal as it will help secure their future, but their will be definite opposition from prison guards’ union and lawmakers who are trying to fix the budget issues. (more…)
CSUS President Hopes To Avoid More Fee Increases
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010California State University Stanislaus President, Hamid Shirvani, sent out a New Year’s memo to his staff and faculty regarding the future of the college and the massive state deficit for the 2010-2011 budget year. Public colleges across California are experiencing similar budget issues as most have had to endure spending cuts and fee increases. (more…)
Rough Economic Times Hurting California Small Businesses
Thursday, December 24th, 2009Many small businesses around California have been having a rough time generating revenue during the rough economic condition in the state and country. Over the past two years, there were thousands of small businesses in California that went bankrupt as they struggled to make sales and stay profitable. Small businesses are trying to run lean and efficient to survive until the economy recovers and consumers begin to spend more money. In addition to fewer customers spending money, these small businesses in California are racking up debt and many are not able to get loans they need to help them stay in business. (more…)
