Audit Criticizes U. of Calif. Management

By SARA HEBEL

The University of California must act quickly to restore credibility to its president's office and to improve the governance of the 10-campus system if it is to preserve excellence in teaching and research, according to an external audit that the university commissioned.

The report, prepared by the Monitor Group, a consulting company in Massachusetts, found that: the university's budgeting methods are inadequate; the development and approval of capital projects suffer unnecessary