UCLA
Chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles
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Gene Block
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FROM Gene Block
Which Way, L.A.?
UCLA Prepares for the Budget Axe State budget cuts mean higher tuition at the University of California, which has tripled to $11,600 in the past ten years. If voters don't give Governor Brown a tax increase, UC tuition could rise to $20,000 or $25,000. Gene Block, the Chancellor at UCLA, says 29 out of 42 Republican legislators have received educational benefits they're denying to future generations.
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