Budget archive

New UC Berkeley financial-aid plan targets squeeze on middle-class students

New UC Berkeley financial-aid plan targets squeeze on middle-class students December 14, 2011:

Thousands of UC Berkeley undergraduates from middle-income families will get a helping hand from a new, far-reaching financial-aid plan hailed by Chancellor Robert Birgeneau as “the first program of this sort at any public university in the United States.”

Administration, UC regents discuss strategies for weathering financial storm

Administration, UC regents discuss strategies for weathering financial storm May 18, 2011:

With the state budget still uncertain, the University of California Board of Regents on Wednesday discussed short- and long-term options for how UC will cope if state financial support for public higher education continues to wane.

UC president responds to revised state budget

UC president responds to revised state budget May 16, 2011:

Responding to the all-cuts option included in Gov. Jerry Brown’s May revision of the state budget, UC President Mark Yudof says such a budget “would represent a dire challenge to the university and a retreat by the state from its historic support of higher public education in California.”

Budget update: Facing UC Berkeley’s economic challenges with video

Budget update: Facing UC Berkeley’s economic challenges May 12, 2011:

Vice Chancellor John Wilton provides a video update on how the campus is working through the economic challenges it faces, bridging over cutbacks to preserve access and excellence.