Los Angeles Times |

Stop Internet rage over flag flap

UC Irvine Chancellor Gillman: What followed short-lived ban was far worse: the Internet rage machine.
Sacramento Bee |

UC Merced needs a new strategy to expand

Op-ed: UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland makes case for expanding newest UC campus, to accommodate growing number of students.
Chronicle of Higher Education |

Former politicians, now college chiefs, lament pace of academe

Two of the nation’s highest-profile nontraditional university presidents — Mitchell Daniels Jr. of Purdue, and UC's Janet Napolitano — express frustration with the slow pace of change in academe and lament faltering public support for higher education.
Flipboard |

On the red couch with Janet Napolitano

UC's president still has her “ear on the ground” when it comes to politics.
Daily Bruin |

Students should back Napolitano in funding dispute, keep UC accessible

While public perception is currently not in the UC president's favor, she should remain steadfast in her current approach to effectively bargain with Gov. Brown for additional funding and to change UC's perception in the minds of California voters.
Los Angeles Times |

Assemblyman proposes new UC campus for science, tech, arts

At a time when UC faces uncertainty about how to finance its current 10 campuses, a state assemblyman proposes that the university establish an 11th campus, with a special focus on science and technology.
Associated Press |

Budget standoff leaves UC applications in limbo

Admissions officers are sifting through a record number of applications, but have no idea how many students they can enroll.
Sacramento Bee |

California higher ed needs sufficient funding

Op-ed: Ensuring the dream of higher education is achievable for all Californians depends heavily on adequate funding for all three sectors of higher education.
Daily Californian |

Field Poll shows majority support for increased state funding to public education

Field Poll results released last week reveal that a majority of California voters view K-12 schools and higher education as areas in the state budget that deserve more funding.
U-T San Diego |

In response: UC's books are wide open

A rebuttal to an editorial on UC’s fiscal practices.
Inside Higher Ed |

Mexico’s moment

Initiatives — such as the UC-Mexico Initiative — seek to increase academic collaboration between the U.S. and Mexico.
Huffington Post |

Higher education for the future: Plan B - Where art thou?

Commentary: Gov. Brown's proposed funding for UC is $120 million short of the Board of Regents' budget request. That difference is a mere 0.1 percent of the total state budget. One wonders: Asking for more money is certainly understandable, but what is Plan B?