California’s public colleges and universities are struggling to meet statewide challenges of access and affordability because they lack an effective coordinating body, according to a report from the state Legislative Analyst’s Office released today. The report says the lack of central coordination in California has contributed to restricted enrollment, duplicative programs, and problems for students transferring from two-year to four-year colleges. The report also says the distinct roles for California’s three public-college systems, as envisioned in the 1960 Master Plan, have become muddied.
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2 Responses to California’s Public-College Systems Said to Suffer From Lack of Coordination
11242283 - January 29, 2010 at 7:13 am
OMG — not much info here but the ominous phrase “they lack an effective coordinating body” sounds like an excuse to create another “board” or office of higher ed execs (probably overpaid) or of business people (who know little or nothing about higher ed but have lots of opinions about it) to make things even worse than they are now. I don’t know how many systemwide committees I’ve been on to look at articulation and common course numbering, etc. and the notion that there are too many duplicative programs (not everyone needs a anthropology dept, you know) smacks of a plan to downsize across the board. So glad I am retiring soon.
jffoster - January 29, 2010 at 9:25 am
aN anthropology department.