We took a look at the numbers for the 2013 fiscal year and created an interactive look at public higher education executive pay across the country using data magnets.

Ahrav Dutta’s schedule for the most recent summer followed: graveyard shift at Jack-in-the-Box until 6 a.m. Classes. Work before and after classes. Gym. Work. Study.
In the school year, Dutta works seven days a week, splitting his 52-hour work week between his three jobs.

As a native Californian, I’ve always felt shamelessly privileged with the best – the beautiful West Coast, eternal sunshine, celebrity neighbors and about $23,000 less in tuition fees at the University of California than nonresidents.

The University of California Retirement Plan, long-touted as a vital benefit received through UC employment, has become a strain on the University’s financial health and a backseat driver of the system’s fiscal policy.

The University of California is no longer a public institution.
Never has that fact been clearer than with the most recent funding battle raging between UC leadership and Gov.

No attempt at reforming the Master Plan for Higher Education in California will matter unless legislators and higher education leaders view it as more than a guideline that they can ignore.

An update to the Master Plan for Higher Education in California must establish realistic expectations for the state’s contribution to higher education and hold the legislature accountable to its responsibility to fund higher education in California.

The Master Plan for Higher Education in California is a long, winding document that aims to establish the economic future of public education. Yet, it fails to responsibly account for one of the most basic economic forces: inflation.

Once upon a time, California’s public higher education system was the golden crown of all the services that the state provided. But without proper maintenance, public higher education today vaguely resembles the ideals that were envisioned by the 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education in California.