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We want you to be aware of the efforts under way to manage the economic crisis in the best interest of our outstanding faculty, staff, and students. We are determined to preserve the extraordinary quality of UCSD amidst declining revenues from the state, endowments, and external sources.
– Marye Anne Fox, UCSD Chancellor
Visit Chancellor Fox's Web site.
The chancellor invites your comments: chancellor@ucsd.edu.
The University of California Board of Regents today (Nov. 28) approved an increase in retirement plan contribution rates for both UC and its employees effective July 2013. Read More...
California's budget already is showing signs of trouble less than seven weeks after it was enacted, as taxes and other revenue fell short by 10 percent of the state's projected income for July, Controller John Chiang said Tuesday. Read More...
The University of California Board of Regents today (July 14) approved a plan to close a $1 billion budget shortfall through a combination of higher student tuition, cost-cutting measures and operational efficiencies. Read More...
The latest state budget plan is deeply disappointing. If the governor and Legislature impose $650 million in funding cuts on the University of California, the impact will be felt by Californians in every part of the state. Because cuts of this magnitude inevitably will drive up tuition for public university students and their families, we cannot stand silent. While we recognize the enormity of the fiscal challenge facing the state, we continue to oppose further cuts, and support any efforts that will restore long-term stability to state funding of higher education.
The new budget plan released and approved by the Legislature within the last 24 hours is unacceptable for our state's public universities. It's unacceptable to our students and their families, and it should be unacceptable to all Californians. We oppose its implementation, and will marshal the voices of people throughout the state to urge that Governor Brown restore our funds. Our message to Governor Brown and the Legislature is simple: No more cuts to higher education. We cannot let this plan stand. Read More...
UC Board of Regents Chairman Russell Gould is calling on California lawmakers to find the political will to make support for the University of California a priority. Read More...
Lawmakers will lose their salaries and per diem payments if they fail to approve a balanced budget by June 15, state Controller John Chiang said this morning.
The budget bill the Legislature adopted in March, he said, is insufficient to satisfy Proposition 25, the measure voters approved last year to dock lawmaker pay when the budget is late. The Legislature passed a budget bill in March, but it closed only part of the deficit, and the state Constitution requires that the state budget be balanced. Read More...
Now is the time to stand up for UC and tell lawmakers to stop the cuts to higher education. Take action today, visit: http://ucforcalifornia.org/uc4ca/home/. Read more...
Short- and long-term options are brought to the table at the May 18 UC Regents meeting, as the University of California faces a $500 million cut — or more — from state funding. Read more…
UC President Mark G. Yudof issued this statement in response to the revised budget proposal put forward May 16 by Gov. Jerry Brown. Read more…
Governor Brown released the May Revision to his 2011-12 Proposed Budget on May 16. The May Revision updates policy proposals, revenue projections, and estimated expenditures for both the current and upcoming budget years. The May Revision assumes a “remaining problem” of $9.6 billion and that revenues will be $6.6 billion above the level forecast in January and outlines $10.8 billion in “solutions” to close the gap remaining after enactment of $11.0 billion in “solutions” in the March budget agreement and provide a $1.2 billion reserve.
In his revision, the Governor does not propose further reductions to the University of California beyond his $500 million budget cut proposed in his January Budget. More information can be found in the following documents:
May 6th: State Director of Finance Ana Matosantos Issues Statement On Tax Receipts
SACRAMENTO - State Director of Finance Ana Matosantos today issued the following statement regarding the updated information on state tax receipts:
“While tax receipts are currently running higher than projections, this should in no way be taken to mean that we can ease up on our efforts to close the remaining budget gap.
Changes in our cash receipts aren’t the only issue that drive the size of our budget gap. We have to account for lost savings based on the timing of the Legislature’s actions to-date on the Governor’s January proposal. If there are more Californians projected to be enrolled in our schools or our health care programs, and if there are more inmates projected in our prison system, that will drive costs up. And in addition, roughly 40 percent of additional revenues will be controlled by Proposition 98. The state faces multi-billion-dollar budget shortfalls in each of the next three fiscal years unless we adopt ongoing solutions that control state government costs and put the state on a path to long-term structural balance.
Working with Governor Brown, the Department of Finance is updating the entire budget, not only on the revenue side but on the cost side as well, and the Governor will present a revised and balanced budget on May 16.”
Although the University has taken many systemwide actions to address the current budget crisis (fee increases, one-year furlough for many employees, administrative efficiencies, and restructuring debt, among others), UC campuses have been left with significant budget shortfalls. In fact, while the majority of the actions taken to address cuts in the prior two years have emanated from central solutions, the reverse will be true for the shortfalls campuses will address in 2011-12. All campuses understand the budget issues facing the University are multi-year in nature. All are interested in maintaining quality as much as possible and in maximizing flexibility to address budget cuts. Read the full story
University of California March 2011 Regents’ Meeting Presentation on 2011‐12 Budget and Longer‐Term Budget Planning See the presentation
Over the last three years, UC San Diego has faced permanent state base budget reductions and lack of funding for ongoing mandatory costs of over $90 million. When combined with other one-time reductions, the cumulative three-year budget impact is a loss of over $225 million in state funding. The Governor’s proposed budget for 2011-12 would equate to another permanent reduction of at least $60 million. Read the full story
The mayor wants to boost retirement age for new employees to 65 and calls for a cap on health subsidies to retired city workers. The city faces a $54-million shortfall now and a $350-million shortfall next year. Read the full story
The fiscal crisis at the University of California looks set to engulf the world's largest collection of research materials focused on marine sciences. Read the full story
The massive U.S. budget deficit is the gravest threat facing the economy, topping high unemployment and the risk of inflation or deflation, according to a survey of forecasters released on Monday. Read the full story
After a 10-year borrowing binge, the upcoming budget is expected to spend more on debt than public universities or state parks. Next year's repayments — $7.65 billion — could make up a quarter of the deficit. Read the full story
If the $500 million cut that California governor Jerry Brown has proposed to the University of California's budget for FY11/12 were to pass the state legislature, it would likely claim among its many victims a library pearl, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) Library at UC-San Diego. Read the full story.
This is a sad day for California. In the budget proposed by Gov. Brown, the collective tuition payments made by University of California students for the first time in history would exceed what the state contributes to the system’s general fund. The crossing of this threshold transcends mere symbolism and should be profoundly disturbing to all Californians. Read the full letter.
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