Students for Quality Education. S.Q.E. took to the streets to demand action at the Board of Trustees in Long Beach on Nov 17th. During the Fall semester of 2015, each campus throughout the state had a solidarity actions that same day and we will DEMAND that our tuition stay frozen and ask for fair wages for our faculty, namely a raise of 5%.
Today the CSU Board of Trustees made an unprecedented decision on a scheduled fee increase vote—they cancelled it. Around 8:00am today, Tuesday, November 13th, the CSU Board of Trustees released this statement: “California State University Trustees have postponed reviewing a plan to improve access and reduce time to degree. The proposal to modify the current undergraduate fee structure was part of the agenda for today’s Board of Trustees meeting and will now be reviewed at a later date after Trustees gather additional information and input from stakeholders.” The fees were promptly removed from both today’s and tomorrow’s agenda. This is...
We have surveyed almost 2,400 CSU students statewide, asking them directly for the reasons why they’re struggling to graduate. The Chancellor, by contrast, has surveyed zero students. You can view the full document here or click on the thumbnail below: Our findings clearly show that CSU students want to graduate. They don’t need higher tuition as an incentive to graduate; they just can’t get classes they need. Students say they will need more than four years to graduate because they can’t get classes and because of their personal economic situation, not because they are taking too many classes and prefer...
From the Sacramento Bee: Editorial: CSU fees an insult to students, voters By the Editorial Board Published: Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 – 12:00 am | Page 6E With passage of Proposition 30, voters spared California’s public universities from major budget cuts and student fee increases. Students in the California State University system who have seen significant tuition increases – from $3,000 five years ago to $5,500 today – won’t see a new general increase. Yet CSU Chancellor Charles Reed, in a parting shot to close out his 14-year tenure, is rushing through a proposal before he turns the CSU system...
…but will the Board of Trustees listen? Update: just added the recently passed resolution from the statewide academic senate! Student Government Resolutions Against the Fees: CSU Dominguez Hills Resolution CSU East Bay Resolution CSU Fresno Resolution Humboldt State Resolution CSU Los Angeles Resolution CSU Long Beach Resolution CSU Monterey Bay Resolution CSU Northridge Resolution CSU Sacramento Resolution San Jose State Resolution California State Student Association: Scheduled to vote on a resolution this Sunday, November 11 Faculty Resolutions Against the Fees California Faculty Association Letter & Resolution Statewide Academic Senate Resolution CSU Dominguez Hills Academic Senate Resolution
