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UC Berkeley Students Continue Protests, “Makeover” University Building

Date: 1/25/2010 11:04 am

As classes resumed this week at University of California-Berkeley, student organizers continued the momentum from last semester’s protests against fee increases by staging a makeover of university-owned Kroeber Hall.

From January19th through 22nd,  students held  “Know Your Rights”-themed discussions with free food and entertainment in the building, which houses the University's anthropology department.
 
"Come for the free food, stay for the good company, and join in the fight for public education," read a statement on the Student Activism blog, which advertised the event.

Responding to last semester’s student organizing, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reaffirmed California’s commitment to funding higher education during his state of the state address several weeks ago. Andrea McCarthy, a spokesperson for the Governor, said that last semester’s student demonstrations led to his decision.

The Kroeber makeover is modeled after one of December’s building occupations at UCB, and both were aimed at creating a more open public school environment.
 
In a break from the record of arrests this past Fall, the Kroeber makeover proceeded peacefully and without police confrontation.

The University administration sent an email to all students and staff voicing its support for free speech. The email also cited university policy, and stated, "Such activities must not, however, interfere with the right of the University to conduct its affairs in an orderly manner and to maintain its property."


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Issue: Higher Education Affordability


Re: UC Berkeley Students Continue Protests, “Makeover” University Building

Date: 1/31/2010 8:34 pm

UC Berkeley Administration inappropriate conduct of University funds duing the Great Depression.

$3 Million Extravagant, Arrogant Spending by UC President Yudof for UC Berkeley Chancellor Birgeneau to Hire Consultants - When Work Can Be Done Internally & Impartially

 

These days, every dollar in higher education counts. Contact Chairwoman Budget Sub-committee on Education Finance Assemblywoman Carter 916.319.2062 and tell her to stop the $3,000,000 spending by Chancellor Birgeneau for consultants.

  

Do the work internally at no additional costs with UCB Academic Senate Leadership (C. Kutz/F. Doyle), the world – class professional  UCB faculty/ staff, & the UCB Chancellor’s bloated staff (G. Breslauer, N. Brostrom, F. Yeary, P. Hoffman, C. Holmes etc) & President Yudof.

 

President Yudof’s UCB Chancellor should do the high paid work he is paid for instead of hiring expensive East Coast consults to do the work of his job. ‘World class’ smart executives like Chancellor Birgeneau need to do the hard work analysis, and make the tough-minded difficult, decisions to identify inefficiencies.


Where do the $3,000,000 consultants get their recommendations?
From interviewing the UCB senior management that hired them and approves their monthly consultant fees and expense reports. Remember the nationally known auditing firm who said the right things and submitted recommendations that senior management wanted to hear and fooled the public, state, federal agencies?

 

$3 million impartial consultants never bite the hands (Chancellor Birgeneau/ Chancellor Yeary) that feed them!

 
Mr. Birgeneau's accountabilities include "inspiring innovation, leading change."  This involves "defining outcomes, energizing others at all levels and ensuring continuing commitment."  Instead of deploying his leadership and setting a  good example by doing the work of his Chancellor’s job, Mr. Birgeneau outsourced his work to the $3,000,000 consultants.  Doesn't he engage UC and UC Berkeley people at all levels to examine inefficiencies and recommend $150 million of trims?  Hasn't he talked to Cornell and the University of North Carolina - which also hired the consultants -- about best practices and recommendations that will eliminate inefficiencies?
No wonder the faculty, staff, students, Senate & Assembly are angry and suspicious.

 

In today’s recession economy three million dollars is a irresponsible price to pay when a knowledgeable ‘world-class’ UCB Chancellor and his bloated staff do not do the work of their jobs.

 

Pick up the phone and call. Together, we will make a difference: save $3 million for students!

 

 

Issue: Higher Education Affordability


Re: UC Berkeley Students Continue Protests, “Makeover” University Building

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