<p>Quick</a> Takes: September 28, 2009 - Inside Higher Ed</p>
<p>I wonder how they would feel if DC acted on this but did not name Berkeley as one of the golden institutions eligible for funds? Just not tenable.</p>
<p>I have a hard time seeing how this would work as you would politicize funding at the Federal level. You’d need some kind of administration for this at the Federal level and it would always get bombarded by legislators representing every state looking for money for their state university system. Some universities claiming that they are better than those of other states (or even their own states) would not go over well with the general populace. The approach of giving stimulus money to the states where they deal with the political issues or giving it to students where they can choose don’t seem that bad in avoiding political influence issues.</p>
<p>Public Higher Ed is a problem at the state level. States have to decide on their funding priorities and have to make the hard decisions.</p>
<p>Perhaps a good idea, but the political fact that the University of Nevada systems (home of Harry Reid) would be first in line. Next would be the home research publics of the House Comte chairs. Next…</p>
<p>We already have them:</p>
<p>United States Military Academy
Unites States Naval Academy
United States Coast Guard Academy
United States Air Force Academy</p>
<p>And if anybody wants to use federal money to attend a “great state university” check out your local R.O.T.C. kiosk.</p>
<p>From the above report-a new trial balloon on tuition expenses?
“A portion of these resources would ensure that out-of-state and in-state students pay the same tuition and have access to the same financial aid packages. The combined federal-state funding must be sufficient for these universities to maintain their preeminence as well as charge moderate fees to all U.S. citizens and permanent residents.”</p>
<p>This probably means that instate fees[ tuition] would climb, and the admissions office would be flooded with more OOS applicants, making it even harder for Calif students to afford to go to a UC or be accepted. This will not fly here in Calif. Not for Calif parents whose taxes have supported the UC system for decades.</p>