Plan would eliminate tuition to UC's benefit
Nanette Asimov, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, January 19, 2012
It's not every day that University of California students tell UC President Mark Yudof to abolish tuition - and he says he'll consider it.
But that's exactly what happened at Wednesday's regents meeting at UC Riverside, as Yudof praised the students' tuition plan as "a constructive idea."
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Today, as the regents conclude their two-day meeting, they expect to focus almost entirely on developing revenue sources beyond the state, and beyond tuition.
The students' proposal fits right in. Instead of paying tuition - currently at $12,192, not including mandatory fees, room, board or books - the "UC Student Investment Proposal" would require that students commit to paying 5 percent of their annual income for 20 years after graduating.
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