Berkeley professor says University should look into effects of private donations 

Physics Prof. Charlie Schwartz has released an initiative before the Academic Senate to look into the effects of private donations on the University. Namely, is the university becoming more private (and as the Contra Costa Times seems to assert more like Stanford)?

One person who supports further privatization is Boalt Dean Christopher Edley, who sites examples of Virginia's and Michigan's law schools improvements after going private (see One post). He'll be talking more about this at the Brown bag lunch tomorrow, April 26th at Noon to 1 PM in the Senate Chambers (1st floor Eschelman Hall). Email brownbag@asuc.org for more info.

Update: The initative was defeated in the academic senate. From Rocky Gade:

just so you know this initiative did not pass because faculty members thought it was poorly worded and presented in a flawed manner.

interesting concern brought up by one faculty member was that they were afraid that this committee creation would look to outsiders as the University is looking in privitization. When in fact, it is really just a committee to analyze the effects of going private versus not going private, etc.

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