Budget news and background
Information on the UCLA budget for the media, the campus community and the public.
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Budget videos
Informative background on the UCLA and California budget situation.
UCLA Newsroom November 19, 2009
UC Regents approve fee hikes during a second day of protests at UCLA
The University of California Board of Regents, meeting at UCLA, approved an increase in student fees next year while raucous protesters gathered on campus for a second day.
UC Newsroom November 19, 2009
UC Regents approve fee increases
Faced with a state funding gap of $1.2 billion next year, UC Regents voted to increase student fees and adopt a financial plan that asks the state to fully fund the university's needs.
UCLA Newsroom November 18, 2009
UC Regents advance fee increases amid protests, 14 arrests
Protests by students from several campuses disrupted today's UC Board of Regents meeting to consider a budget plan and fee increases.
UC Newsroom November 18, 2009
Fact sheet: 2009-10 and 2010-11 undergraduate fees and financial aid
For California residents, the new fee levels approved by the Regents include a mid-year fee increase in January 2010 of $585 or 15 percent for undergraduates and graduate professional degree students.
UCLA Newsroom November 18, 2009
Video: UC President Yudof discusses fees with the media
UC President Mark Yudof speaks with reporters after a UC Board of Regents committee vote to increase student fees.
UCLA Today November 17, 2009
UC Commission on the Future hears radical funding ideas
Charging a fee to companies that hire university graduates and eliminating student fees were among the ideas the UC Commission on the Future heard at its meeting in Oakland.
UCLA Today October 20, 2009
Q&A with Steve Olsen on budget issues
Like most public colleges and universities in California, UCLA is experiencing budget challenges of unprecedented proportions. Steve Olsen, vice chancellor for budget, finance and capital programs, provides answers to some frequently asked questions.
UCLA Today October 16, 2009
Campus representatives exchange views on budget crisis
State politics, individual advocacy, academic excellence, diversity and the bottom-line dollars-and-cents of UC’s budget crisis were among the wide-ranging topics discussed at “Defending the Public University,” a colloquium that attracted an audience of more than 100 to Kerckhoff Grand Salon.
UCLA Today October 14, 2009
Yudof explains his decision on faculty furloughs to Academic Senate
In a two-hour discussion, UC President Mark Yudof traded insights with faculty on a range of issues and topics, including furloughs and a controversial proposal for differential fees.
UCLA Today September 30, 2009
Yudof: Why UC has to raise tuition
UC President Mark G. Yudof's article appeared Sept. 29 in the Chronicle of Higher Education.
