AZ Board of Regents meeting in Tucson Thursday

by David Safier There could be a crowd. The Board of Regents is meeting Thursday, Jan. 22, at 1pm, Student Union Memorial Center. At 1:20, there will be a Call to the Audience to take testimony from members of the public.  This is the beginning of a two day Regents meeting. Note: Parking could be … Read more

Comment about University cuts by ASU Pres.

by David Safier I received this comment from gaardvark on yesterday's post about the UA protest: The Pres of ASU sent out a letter today to all faculty, staff and students outlining some of the impact on ASU*****On top of these cuts, the Pearce and Kavanagh proposal would require ASU to cut another $70 million, … Read more

After the Inauguration, Arizona business as usual

by David Safier A few hundred people — students, faculty, community members like myself — gathered on the UA Mall for a short protest against what were referred to as the Pearce-Kavanagh Education Cuts. Similar gatherings took place at the two other university campuses. It was a necessary but far-too-weak response to the proposed cuts. … Read more

Join post-inauguration protest of proposed university cuts

by David Safier Last night I posted a Citizen article about a protest of the proposed cuts to university budgets from 12-1pm Tuesday in front of the U of A Student Union on the mall. This morning I received The Farley Report asking non-students to attend as well: Tuesday, January 20, there will be a protest … Read more

AZ University students to protest cuts

by David Safier From the Citizen: University students at the state's three public universities plan to protest the budget options laid out last week by the Joint Legislative and Budget Council that call for cutting $243 million immediately from the state's higher education budget. The hit to the University of Arizona would be $103 million, … Read more