March 27, 2008

U. of California's New Chief Faces Big Challenges

By Paul Fain

San Francisco

For at least four decades, the University of California has been the international gold standard of public higher education. The system's 10 campuses are magnets for top-notch faculty members and students. With an annual budget of $18-billion, the university includes five medical centers and three national laboratories. And one of every 10 members of the prestigious Association of American Universities is a UC campus.

But the university has had a rough few years. Mark G. Yudof, whom

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