To assist you in sharing information with your students and colleagues about the budget cuts and privatization of the University of California, we refer you to the following informative documents:
* For more information about how to communicate some basic points about the financial crisis and higher education in California, see the “Teach the Budget website at http://teachthebudget.com
The 2011 curriculum for Teach the Budget can be found here:
http://teachthebudget.com/the-2011-curriculum/
Also, if you would like to sign up to teach the budget in your class:
Sign Up to Teach the Budget.
•Michael O’Hare’s (UCB) letter to his students: click here to download.
•A “budget curriculum” composed by the Graduate Student Organizing Committee at UCSC, which can be found by clicking here: Budget Curriculum, F2010
•A position paper on “Restoring California Higher Education” by the Council of University of California Faculty Associations (of which the Berkeley Faculty Association is a member): “Restoring California Higher Education” (click)
•Chris Newfield’s and Michael Merenze’s (UCSB) excellent blog on university affairs, which is chock full of news and analysis: click here to visit their blog