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Blog Letters to the Editor: California has $31 billion extra to spend. Higher education needs a lot of it

On November 22, 2021, the Los Angeles Times published this letter to the editor from Dick Ackerman and Mel Levine, co-chairs of the ...
Blog Op-Ed: California Community Colleges deserve more support

California Community Colleges’ roster of former students reads like a “Who’s Who” of public service, economic achievement, social mobility and ethnic diversity.
Blog New CalMatters Op-Ed: California Community Colleges deserve more support

On November 15, 2021, CalMatters published this op-ed from Dick Ackerman and Mel Levine, co-chairs of the California Coalition for Public ...
Blog In the LA Times: The UC system needs taxpayers to be more generous and reliable

On August 3, 2021, the Los Angeles Times published this letter to the editor from Dick Ackerman and Mel Levine, co-chairs of the ...
Blog New letter to the editor: “CSUN gets $40M donation, the largest in school history”

On June 20 and 21, 2021, Southern California News Group published this letter to the editor from Dan Chernow, president of the CSU ...
Blog Response to guest column: More funding for higher ed, not a new Master Plan

On May 6, 2021, CalMatters published this response from Dick Ackerman and Mel Levine, co-chairs of the California Coalition for Public ...
Blog New op-ed: California’s public higher ed system shaping nation’s leaders

On April 16, 2021, CalMatters published the following op-ed from Dick Ackerman and Mel Levine, co-chairs of the California Coalition for ...
Blog New op-ed: Public universities and colleges can serve as economic engines to drive economy out of pandemic slump

On February 25, 2021, CalMatters published an op-ed from Dick Ackerman and Mel Levine, co-chairs of the California Coalition for Public ...
Blog New op-ed: UC Nobel winners underscore value of investments in higher education

On October 14, 2020, the San Francisco Chronicle published this op-ed from Dick Ackerman and Mel Levine, co-chairs of the California ...
Blog New op-ed: Federal investments needed for state’s higher education system in fight against COVID-19

On August 6, 2020, CalMatters published an op-ed from Dick Ackerman and Mel Levine, co-chairs of the California Coalition for Public ...