There has been an increase in tuition fees throughout the UC system, partly due to California's Budget crisis and cutting back of federal and state governments funding of public universities. University presidents and governing boards have the authority to finalize all major decisions like setting tuition fees.

University Finances:

Click on the links below to learn more about university finances and the current budget.

- UC Budget Central

- The Cost of Undergraduate Instruction at the University of California (12/2003) by Professor Charlie Schwartz

- What's Happening with the Pension Fund? (2/29/2004) by Professor Charlie Schwartz

- LAWSUIT against the UC Regents for Release of Public Records on Investment Activities

Meet the Regents:

University presidents and governing boards have the authority to finalize all major decisions. They set guidelines for degree programs, select chancellors, manage the budget, set tuition fees, and determine academic agendas. Corporate executives are the largest single group represented on college and university governing boards in the U.S.

- Editorial: Crisis in higher education, UC's invisible regents (May 9, 2004) SF Chronicle

- Who are the UC Regents? by Fiat Pax

- A Plan to Democtratize the Regents (1993) by Professor Charlie Schwartz

- A Look at the Regents of the University of California (1991) by Professor Charlie Schwartz

News Items:

- Vote to Trim UC Eligibility Stalled July 15, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- New Student Regent Focuses on Outreach July 12, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Regents to Meet on Labs, Admissions July 12, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Regents Ax Special Meeting, Bench Chancellor Decision July 8, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Governor Appoints Two New Regents July 6, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Editorial: Secrecy in Chancellor Selection Process Must End July 6, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Berdahl’s Successor Could Be a Week Away July 1, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- New Bills Aim for Textbook Affordability July 1, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Education Facing a Graceful Decline June 28, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- UC Berkeley close to picking chief; Toronto University president believed to be top choice June 28, 2004 (San Francisco Chronicle)

- UC Moves to Tighten Admissions Requirements June 28, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Sproul Plaza Reopens After Long-Awaited Renovation June 28, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Budget Could Lessen Blow to UC, CSU June 28, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Opinion: Technology is No Substitute for Personal Interaction June 28, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Forum Weighs Costs, Benefits Of Teaching With Technology June 24, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Nobel Laureate Tapped as Next Berkeley Lab Director June 21, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Thousands Could be Shut Out of College June 18, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- California Students Run for Budget Reform June 10, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- BLACK admissions drop 30 percent at Berkeley (May 29, 2004) San Jose Mercury News

- 26-Day Fast Ends After Governor Compromises June 7, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Transfer Plan Elicits Cool Response June 7, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Editorial: Guaranteed-Transfer Program a Failure With Applicants June 7, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Race Could Return to UC, CSU Admissions June 3, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Opinion: UC Administration Sells Out Students and UC May 24, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Teacher, UC Davis Law Student, Nominated for Student Regent May 24, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- UC Regents Approve Double-Digit fee Hikes May 24, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Staff Condemn Layoffs, Hiring Practices at Protest May 24, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- High college fees blasted at Cal hearing; Assembly Democrats meeting on campus hear it from crowd May 22, 2004 (SF Chronicle)

- Regents' new chairman is a friend of governor May 21, 2004 (SF Chronicle)

- UC Workers Rally Against Job Cuts May 21, 2004 (Berkeley Daily Planet)

- EDITORIAL: Crowding at the gate to UC May 21, 2004 (SF Chronicle)

- It's Official: Regents Approve Fee Increases May 20, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Editorial: Preserving UC Merced’s Funding Important (May 24, 2004) Daily Californian

- UC regents panel out of blue rejects huge fee increases, Major setback for governor's budget May 20, 2004 (SF Chronicle)

- CSU, UC fees go up as agreement with governor holds May 20, 2004 (SF Chronicle)

- Regents Tackle Fees, Lab Contracts: Committee Deadlocks Over Fee Increases May 20, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Regents Tackle Fees, Lab Contracts: Faculty Supports Continued Lab Management May 20, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Study: UC Could Be Accepting Too Many Students May 20, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Student Group Registration Gets a Price May 20, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- California university boards to consider student fee hikes May 19, 2004 (SF Chronicle)

- Editorial: UC-Governor Compact Painful But Necessary May 17, 2004 (Daily Californian)

- Officials say pact with governor brings stability, critics call it a sellout May 13, 2004 (SF Chronicle)

- Schwarzenegger signs Calif. school degrees May 12, 2004 (Seattle Post Intelligencer)

- Naming of New Chancellor May be Delayed (May 4, 2004) Daily Californian

- Black students at Cal irked by lack of diversity Underrepresented minorities steadily declining on campus May 10, 2004 (SF Chronicle)

- Editorial: The Year that Was By the Numbers (May 7, 2004) Daily Californian

- ASUC Budget Approved (May 7, 2004) Daily Californian

- Campus Leaders, Students Join to Salvage Outreach (May 7, 2004) Daily Californian

- Officials Fear Outreach Cuts Could Permanently Impact UC’s Diversity (May 6, 2004) Daily Californian

- Students Call for More College Diversity in March on State Capitol (May 6, 2004) Daily Californian

- Lack of diversity at UC Berkeley creates angry white males (May 6, 2004) San Mateo County Times

- UC Grants Five-Digit Pay Raises in Heat of Fiscal Crisis (May 5, 2004) Daily Californian

- Students Could Pay for Extra Units (May 5, 2004) Daily Californian

- UC dreams fade after years of hard work (May 4, 2004) SF Chronicle

- Bill Would Make UC, CSU Pay for Off-Campus Expansion (May 4, 2004) Daily Californian

- Opinion: Students Need Flexibility in Drop Deadline (May 4, 2004) Daily Californian

- Budget Cuts Could Force Student Group Consolidation (May 4, 2004) Daily Californian

- Crisis at Boalt Hall (April 30, 2004) SF Chronicle

- Boalt Hall Rally Denounces Fee Increases (April 30, 2004) Daily Californian

- UC Admissions Drop Hits Native Americans (April 30, 2004) Berkeley Daily Planet

- Editorial: Admissions Report Shows Disturbing Trends (April 24, 2004) Daily Californian

- Cuts Force Campus Lab to Scale Back Quake Preparedness Research (April 29, 2004) Daily Californian

- Campus Scrambles to Retain Top Faculty Members (April 28, 2004) Daily Californian

- Report: Campus Fee Hikes Leading to ‘Brain Drain’ (April 27, 2004) Daily Californian

- Students Call On University to Boost Minority Enrollment (April 24, 2004) Daily Californian

- Fewer minorities enrolled at UC Berkeley for fall '04 (April 24, 2004) Daily Californian

- Low minority admissions anger UC's student recruiters (April 23, 2004) SF Chronicle

- Minority Students Blast UC Admissions Policies (April 23, 2004) Berkeley Daily Planet

- Big salary increases for UC top brass (April 22, 2004) SF Chronicle

- UC Turns Away 8,700 Eligible Freshmen (April 21, 2004) Dialy Californian

- Crisis in higher education: UC's closing door (April 21, 2004) SF Chronicle

- Eligible students rejected by UC (April 21, 2004) SF Chronicle

- Students Bring Concerns to the Capitol (April 20, 2004) Daily Californian

- Professor Addresses Educational Disparities (April 19, 2004) Daily Californian

- Competition for national lab contracts concerns Berkeley scientists (April 15, 2004) Berkeleyan

- Los Alamos restructures after funding scandals (April 14, 2004) Daily Texan

- Is Clark Kerr's Legacy Eroding? (Spring 2004) Letter Home

- Making Cal’s case in Sacramento (April 14, 2004) Berkeleyan

- Kerry Says Bush Policies Drove Tuitions Up (April 14, 2004) Washington Post

- UC Report Spurs Professors to Defend Admissions Process (April 13, 2004) Daily Californian

- After Ruling, 3 Universities Maintain Diversity in Admissions (April 13, 2004) NY Times

- Diversity's False Solace (April 11, 2004) NY Times Magazine

- Professors Join Campaign for Cheaper Textbooks (April 8, 2004) Daily Californian

- Candidates Want Student Voice in Campus Policy (April 7, 2004) Daily Californian

- Cuts Force Summer Fee Hikes (April 6, 2004) Daily Californian

- ASUC Error May Force More Cuts to Groups (April 6, 2004) Daily Californian

- In-state students feel UC's pain (March 28, 2004) SF Chronicle

- Generation Debt: The New Economics of Being Young (March 17 - 23, 2004) The Village Voice

- Regents Float More Fee Increases (March 18, 2004) Daily Californian

- Mock Graduation Ceremony Protests Cuts (March 10, 2004) Daily Californian