New UC president supports diversity, affordability
Mark Yudof will take over as UC president on June 16. He'll bring to the job a commitment to diversity and affordability in higher education. His primary goals include maintaining the University of California's academic excellence and continuing the restructuring of UC's central administration.
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Students feel pinch of dwindling state support
Students are already seeing the impact of state cuts to higher education budgets. In 1970, UC received roughly 7 percent of the state's general fund budget. Today it's 3 percent. In 1990, the state's average expenditure per UC student was $15,830. In 2007 the inflation-adjusted average dropped to $10,370.
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