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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Scathing audit of UC President's Office prompts calls to rescind tuition hikes

    A state audit says the Office of the President at the University of California has kept secret more than $175 million. The report says salaries are a lot a higher in that office than in comparable offices. The audit comes just months after the UC system won approval for its first tuition hike in six years.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 26, 2017 • 1 min read

    A state audit says the Office of the President at the University of California has kept secret more than $175 million. The report says salaries are a lot a higher in that office than in comparable offices. The audit comes just months after the UC system won approval for its first tuition hike in six years. The findings have angered some state lawmakers.

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Scathing audit finds UC President's office hid $175 million
    1. 0:00Scathing audit of UC President's Office prompts calls to rescind tuition hikesYou’re reading this
    2. 7:46Federal judge blocks Trump's plan to punish sanctuary cities
    3. 17:03Fox faces racial discrimination allegations
    4. 26:15John Ridley's 'Let It Fall' looks back at the LA Riots
    5. 42:16Remembering Jonathan Demme and his impact on the concert film
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