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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?
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3 storiesGlobal Warming: Can It Still Be Turned Around?
Denmark's Prime Minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, showed up in Singapore last week for a reality check on next month's climate change meeting in Copenhagen. The conference had been billed as the last, best hope for effective action to reverse climate change.
Read the story27 minUC Regents Decide on Fee Increase amid Protests
On the campus of UCLA today, a committee of the UC Board of Regents approved a 32% increase in student fees. Fourteen protesters were arrested and removed from the committee room while scores of others chanted outside the building. The full Board of Regents is expected to approve the fee increases tomorrow.
Read the story14 minKCRW's Ruth Seymour Announces Her Retirement
After 32 years as KCRW's General Manager, Ruth Seymour announced today that she is retiring as of February of next year.
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