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11/10/2009 "Teaching For Free" November 10, 2009 Inside Higher Education article
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November 10, 2009 Inside Higher Education article regarding a request of faculty teaching the UC Davis Freshman Seminar Series to forego the research stipend.

11/09/2009 UC Report: Total Compensation at UC
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UC Report on Total Compensation including salaries and benefits.   The report covers compensation to faculty, staff and senior management.

11/02/2009 The Case For Optimism (Business Week, May 18, 2009)
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No Innovation Without Ambition: The failures of risk management that led to the financial crisis need innovative solutions, say authors Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble. For that, we need the full passion and unbridled optimism of our business lead

10/31/2009 "Why UC Is Not A Luxury"
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Janet Broughton, UC Berkeley's Acting Executive Dean for College of Letters and Sciences discusses why the California Legislature should consider UC a necessity rather than a luxury.

10/22/2009 President Yudof's October 19, 2009 interview with the UCB student newspaper the Daily Cal.
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President Yudof's interview with the Daily Cal (UCB Newspaper).   Podcast or full transcript are available from the web site.

10/20/2009 Yudof's Whitepaper: Exploring A New Role For Federal Government In Higher Education
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Recent articles have mentioned President Yudof making a case for expanding federal funding for higher education.  UC Office of the President has now posted President Yudof's whitepaper.

10/19/2009 Response from Academic Senate Chairs to Deborah Solomon's September 27th Interview with President Yudof's
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On Sunday, October 18, 2009, the New York Times published a response to Deborah Solomon's September 27, 2009, interview with President Yudof.   The response was signed by all 10 UC Academic Senate Divisional Chairs

10/16/2009 Office of Research Furlough Days
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Office of Research Announces Campus Closure Days due to Mandatory Employee Furlough

10/16/2009 Inside Higher Education Article: Out-of-State Dreams (10/16/2009)
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Inside Higher Education Article: Discussing the desire to attract more out-of-state student to public universities.

10/05/2009 A NY Times Commentary on President Yudof's Interview in the Sunday Times September 27, 2009
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A commentary in the New York Times discussing the role of an administrator using President Yudof's September 27, 2009, NYT Sunday interview as an example.

10/01/2009 Editorial: Revision of state's Master Plan for Higher Education is crucial
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San Jose Mercury News Editorial Concerning the Need to Revise California's Master Plan for Education dated September 30, 2009.

09/22/2009 Administrative Process Redesign Initiative Team announced. The team is charged with reviewing and streamlining process to create efficiencies.
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Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Lavernia announces Administrative Process Redesign Initiative on September 21, 2009.

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