To deal with unprecedented budget cuts, UC President Mark G. Yudof outlined three optional plans for salary reductions and/or furloughs that are under study.

It's very likely the governor's proposed $619 million cut to UC's budget for 2009-10 will stand, UCLA's budget chief told the Legislative Assembly. UCLA's share would amount to a $109 million reduction — 16 percent of the general fund.

Vice chancellors and deans, following the planning process put in place by UCLA's senior leaders, are taking steps to cut 5 percent from their general fund budgets, knowing that there is a likelihood of more cuts to come as state leaders grapple with the prospect of running out of cash by the end of July.

Testifying before the state’s Joint Legislative Conference Committee on Budget on Monday, June 1, UC President Mark Yudof described the devastating consequences of the proposed state budget cuts for the university, its students and the services it...

Testifying before the state’s Joint Legislative Conference Committee on Budget, UC President Mark Yudof described the devastating consequences of the proposed state budget cuts for the university, its students and the services it provides to the state.

It is absurd that state Senator Leland Yee and his co-sponsors want to rewrite the California Constitution to strip the university of its historic autonomy and place it under direct control of the state Legislature, says a statement from the University of California.

Cuts required at UCLA will be severe, "and there is no question that we are facing difficult and painful choices," Chancellor Gene Block said in a letter to the campus community.

The University of California is actively engaged in sorting through the shifting budget scenarios, and is prepared to be a vigorous participant in the state's efforts to work through this fiscal crisis, UC President Mark G. Yudof says.

The outcome of the May 19 state ballot propositions means that the University of California will be facing significant budget reductions in the 2009-10 fiscal year.

UC President Mark G. Yudof said today that the revised state budget scenarios released by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger would have serious consequences for the level and quality of service provided by the University of California system to students and taxpayers.