Orange County Register

University of California President Mark G. Yudof, in an press conference still ongoing, is outlining the details of his plan for budgets as well as for collaboration with California’s other public college and university systems.

UC, which has a budget of about $19 billion, faces a single-year loss of about $800 million.

“The potential of this cut is devastating. Obviously, we’re going to try to maintain quality,” Yudof said.

First, some specifics:

• Furlough days will not holidays so furloughed staff can work other jobs.
• Faculty whose time is spent entirely on research will not be subject to furloughs, including the staff of the Lawrence labs.

Meanwhile, the UC Regents will create a UC commission on the future, which will include California State University and community colleges.

Yudof will co-chair the group, which will chart UC’s role in mind of limited state resources.  The committee will focus on four areas:  1) access to quality 2) the best education model for the future; 3) appropriate size and shape of UC; 4) how alternative and traditional revenue streams can be incorporated into UC’s mission.

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