Reflections in a Bloodshot Eye: Budget, CSU, CSUN
This essay is in two parts. The first part describes the budget proposals that have been on the table for the CSU. The second part, you will be shocked to hear, is my opinion on the state of the state and on its mirror image, the state of the CSU.
Groundhog Meets Feezilla
Fees have gone up steeply for 20 years because demands on the state’s general fund have increased. At the same time, technology, benefits, and mandates have increased costs within the CSU.
Culture, Change and Kale
I ended last term with a report on enrollment, and I began January with overviews of the budget. On enrollment we are doing well, perhaps too well since the state effectively penalizes us for granting access to qualified students above target
Governor
The Governor released his proposed budget on January 11th. Months will pass before all is settled. I advise that we all invest in Southwest Airlines and other air carriers to Sacramento. Lobbyists will jam the A, B, and C lines from now until September.
Well, there you go again
“Well, there you go again,” said Ronald Reagan to Jimmy Carter in a famous quip in a debate years ago. We all can say, “There you go again,” as California finds itself in a deficit.
Coffee with the President
When President Koester and I meet with faculty for either lunch or coffee, we often field questions about how California State University, Northridge “works.”
Humpty-Dumpty and CS-You
The CSU faculty contract should make us think about finances broadly. The issue is not that the settlement is undeserved; to the contrary. However, the contract exceeds the funding in the Compact with the Governor. That is not unusual, and that is the point.