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Global Warming, Higher Education in California
A 32 percent increase in student fees now seems inevitable at the University of California. What does that mean for California’s middle class and the state’s role in the knowledge economy? Also, KCRW's General Manger Ruth Seymour is stepping down. On our rebroadcast of To the Point, world leaders now agree that next month’s meeting in Copenhagen will not produce a binding agreement for action on global warming.
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenAt a rowdy meeting today, a UC regents committee approved a big increase in student fees. We hear about the erosion of support for public universities and what it could mean for California’s future. Plus, a big change at KCRW: General Manger Ruth Seymour is stepping down. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, world leaders now agree that next month’s meeting in Copenhagen will not produce a binding agreement for action on Global Warming. What happened to the sense of urgency? Can President Obama take the lead without both houses of Congress?