To: University of California Board of Regents
Stop UC tuition increases!
We ask that you oppose tuition increases at your meeting on November 19 and instead look to reduce university costs and consider performance-based budgeting that promotes affordability and accessibility.
Why is this important?
The University of California is on a collision course with the future.
They’ve threatened to raise tuition if the state refuses to give the system additional taxpayer funds, and it’s flat out wrong.
The UC’s ultimatum violates their tuition-freeze agreement negotiated only a few years ago in exchange for more state funding.
And it’s a demand that comes on the heels of their 20% salary increases for some of the system’s top earners.
The UC’s go-to solution for budget challenges is to demand more money from students or taxpayers. They continue to ignore the difficult changes needed within the system to guarantee its long-term viability.
The University of California should embark upon earnest and innovative attempts to reduce the university’s cost structure, and consider performance-based budgeting that promotes affordability and accessibility.
Without change, the UC will continue demanding more condition-free money from taxpayers and students, hand over fist, year after year.
It’s time to show UC system leadership that we won’t reward their bad behavior and we won’t accept the status quo. Sign our petition to the Board of Regents and join the fight!