Former University of California Chancellors Urge New Funding Models for UC

In  this  era of  massive  budget  cuts,  the  survival  of  the  University  of  California  as  a  greatinstitution  of  learninghas  become  the  subject  of increasingly urgent debate.  Twenty-two of the twenty-nine living former UC chancellors met in San Francisco on June 26-28, 2011 to discuss the current threats facing the University and all of California public higher education.  Although the chancellors were not unanimously agreed on every  point,  there  was  general  consensus  regarding  the  principal  recommendations  onfunding  the  University  and  protecting  its  quality.On August 4, 2011 they sent UC President Mark Yudof this report on their discussions.