Tag: California State University
George Will is Right! Well, kind of…
In a sign of the coming apocalypse I agree with the general tenor of George Will’s column in The Washington Post today. Will’s general complaint is about the trend toward administrative bl... Read More
Limiting CSU Presidents’ Pay: Proposed SB 755
News comes today of SB 755. Sponsored by Senator Ted Lieu the proposal would cap CSU Campus Presidents’ pay at 150% of the salary of a California State Supreme Court Justice. If the proposal p... Read More
The Charlie Chronicles: Number One
This is the first edition of The Charlie Chronicles. It is intended to be an informative series that highlights the priorities and vision of CSU Chancellor Charlie Reed. Faculty envision a vibrant uni... Read More
What should the UC and CSU do first to handle state budget cuts?
Sacramento Business Journal has posted a non-scientific poll. The Journal is asking their readers “What should the UC and the CSU systems do first to handle the state budget cuts. According to t... Read More
Economic Inequality in Academia and the CSU
Recently the Washington Post reported on the growing inequality between the top earners and the bottom 90% of earners in the US. As the graphic to the left indicates, between the 1970s and 2008 median... Read More
Hey ‘Oldtimer’
Inevitably the reader comments following stories about the increasing cost of a CSU education reflect a consistent sentiment: “When I went to CSU {fill in the blank} I would work during the summer t... Read More
Giving Up on Civic Education in the CSU
Fifty years ago, at the inception of the California State University, the Board of Trustees voted to institute an American Institutions graduation requirement. Later this requirement was codified in A... Read More
