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Budget archive
Chancellor responds to Gov. Brown’s budget veto
June 16, 2011: In a letter to the campus community, Chancellor Birgeneau praises Gov. Brown’s June 16 veto of a budget proposal that would have increased the cut to UC by $150 million, to $650 million for the coming fiscal year.
Yudof, Gould respond to legislators’ budget plan
June 16, 2011: The new budget proposal approved by the state legislature “should be unacceptable to all Californians,” UC President Mark Yudof and Board of Regents Chair Russell Gould say in a joint statement issued June 15. Its additional $150 million in cuts for UC would likely lead to a “double-digit tuition increase on top of the 8 percent hike already approved for next year,” they say.
Campaign for Berkeley reaches $2 billion, illuminating value of philanthropy
June 8, 2011: The Campaign for Berkeley, the campus’s $3 billion fundraising effort, has hit the $2 billion milestone. Philanthropy will play a central role in guaranteeing UC Berkeley’s future, says Chancellor Robert Birgeneau, who acknowledged the new financial reality in which the state now provides just 16 percent of the campus budget, and even less with state cuts looming. “We must thank our extraordinary donors, who deeply believe in UC Berkeley’s public mission, for we are counting on them as never before,” Birgeneau says in the latest issue of The Promise of Berkeley.
Our University: Regents’ budget options, new Merced chancellor, pension news
June 1, 2011: The latest edition of the monthly UC newsletter also looks at the new student health insurance program and a systemwide research website.
UC Retirement Plan contributions increasing July 1
May 24, 2011: Faculty, staff and the university will contribute more to the UC Retirement Plan beginning July 1. Rates for most faculty and staff will rise to 3.5 percent of pay, up from roughly 2 percent for most employees. UC will pay 7 percent of pay, up from 4 percent.
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
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 
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.
Operational Excellence launches ‘Ask OE’ video series
May 11, 2011: In a new series of short videos, leaders of the Operational Excellence project talk — in the studio, with students and staff on Sproul Plaza — about proposals for student services, unit restructuring, centralization and more.
Pac-12 signs new media rights deal; how it impacts Cal
May 5, 2011: The landmark media rights package announced May 4 by Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott will benefit all members of the conference by generating new revenues, expanding the reach of the conference and providing more national exposure, Cal’s Intercollegiate Athletics office reports.
UC President Yudof to testify about proposed education budget cuts
May 4, 2011: UC President Mark G. Yudof will speak on May 6 at a state Senate Budget Committee hearing on the economic and business impacts of proposed education budget cuts.
Men’s gymnastics program to continue at UC Berkeley
May 2, 2011: As a result of fundraising efforts that have raised in excess of $2.5 million, the men’s gymnastics program at UC Berkeley will be preserved as an Intercollegiate Athletics sport, campus officials announced Monday.
Bridging Berkeley’s budget gap
April 8, 2011: Chancellor Birgeneau recently unveiled a strategy to bridge Berkeley’s funding gap “by utilizing all of the resources at our disposal.” The NewsCenter spoke with John Wilton, the campus’s new vice chancellor for administration and finance, for a closer look at what might be in store in 2011-12.
In a happy reversal, Cal baseball called safe
April 8, 2011: In the wake of a full-tilt fundraising campaign, spearheaded by former Bear pitcher Stu Gordon, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau declared Friday that Cal baseball is here to stay, after all. Donors pledged some $9 million in six weeks; a formal announcement of the chancellor’s decision will come once another $1 million is raised.
Baseball program will continue at UC Berkeley
April 8, 2011: Baseball will continue to represent UC Berkeley as an Intercollegiate Athletics sport, now and into the future, as the result of a successful and ongoing fundraising effort on the part of alumni, former players, parents of current players and other team supporters, campus officials announced Friday.
Comments sought on Employee Reduction in Time proposal
April 6, 2011: UCOP has proposed a voluntary Employee-Initiated Reduction in Time program as a way to address current budget reductions, an is asking for employee feedback on the proposal.
Financing California: Strategies for fiscal housekeeping
April 4, 2011: UCTV covers the Travers Conference on Ethics and Accountability in Government, a UC Berkeley symposium that explored strategies for putting California’s crumbling fiscal house in order.
Chancellor’s 2011-12 budget message
April 1, 2011:
In his annual budget call letter to vice chancellors, Chancellor Birgeneau lays out a strategy to bridge Berkeley’s funding gap “by utilizing all of the resources at our disposal.”
UCOP to cut operating costs, shift system funding model
March 30, 2011: The University of California Office of the President will cut roughly $50 million from its annual operating costs and return oversight of some programs to the campuses, as part of a larger effort to give UC chancellors as much budget flexibility as possible.
Sen. Simitian touts the value of Cal
March 24, 2011: State Sen. Joe Simitian comments on the immense value of UC Berkeley to California’s economy. [video]
Our University: New newsletter covers pensions, budget and more
March 24, 2011: The March edition of “Our University”, the UC newsletter for faculty and staff, is now available, with articles on the university budget, funding the UC pension plan, electronic medical records and more.
Regents approve borrowing options to fund pension plan
March 23, 2011: Chief Financial Officer Peter Taylor explains in a video how the UC Board of Regents’ approval of low-cost borrowing options will reduce the university’s overall pension costs in the coming years.
Calling budget challenges ‘extraordinary,’ Birgeneau asks regents for flexibility for UC campuses
March 16, 2011: Warning that “formerly great institutions have disappeared,” Berkeley’s chancellor urged the regents Wednesday to support “enlightened policies” on a number of critical issues affecting students, staff and faculty.
Chancellor Birgeneau testifies in Sacramento
March 16, 2011: Chancellor Birgeneau testified in Sacramento yesterday in support of AB 130, Assemblyman Cedillo’s bill that would allow the expenditure of private funds for scholarships to support undocumented students attending universities and community colleges in California. The bill was passed out of the Assembly Higher Education Committee by a vote of 6-2.
IGS news feed on proposed special election
March 11, 2011: The Institute of Governmental Studies Library has posted a news feed on its website tracking developments with the June special election proposed by California Gov. Jerry Brown to consider extending recent tax hikes.
Protesters descend voluntarily after occupying Wheeler Hall ledge
March 3, 2011: Eight protesters opposing budget cuts to the University of California occupied a fourth-floor ledge of Wheeler Hall Thursday for more than seven hours before voluntarily descending.
Day of Action draws small crowds on campus, arrests follow
March 2, 2011: Wednesday’s national Day of Action for Public Education brought small crowds of student and union protesters to the UC Berkeley campus. Police arrested 17 protesters late in the day after they refused to leave Wheeler Hall at closing time.
For Berkeley alums, this UC Day is all about the future
March 1, 2011: For a dozen or so Berkeley alumni, staff and students, a visit to the Capitol is a chance to speak directly to legislators – in their own voices – about the university’s contributions to California in the form of education, innovation and jobs.
President and provost salary data
February 22, 2011:
Table ranking shows salary data on presidents and provosts of institutions of higher education.
New campus budget chief’s ax is a ’60s-era Fender Strat — but in 2011, he says, the wind cries ‘change’
February 8, 2011: John Wilton, an economist who spent two decades with the World Bank, views Berkeley and higher ed generally as vital to California’s — and the nation’s — future. But persuading the state to renew its investment in education and innovation, he says, may hinge on getting our own house in order.
