News & Issues: UC Administrative Transparency


California: Key UC faculty set meetings to oust their leader
3.4.06 - Todd Wallack, Tanya Schevitz, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

Faculty leaders at the University of California are taking the unusual step of trying to oust their top representative over concerns he has misrepresented their views to UC officials and mistreated subordinates.

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UC failed to give regents required reports - Legal settlements, executive pay were to be disclosed
2.28.06 - Todd Wallack, Tanya Schevitz, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

The University of California's administration, under fire for paying employees more than it disclosed to the public, neglected to provide its governing body with required reports on legal settlements, senior managers' corporate board service and executive compensation, The Chronicle has learned.

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UC could add post to help president - Proposal follows flap over payouts
2.25.06 - Eleanor Yang, San Diego Union-Tribune Staff Writer

Facing widespread criticism over secret and lucrative executive payouts,
University of California President Robert Dynes is considering a
reorganization plan that would hand over day-to-day administrative
operations of the 10-campus system to someone else.

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Personal Perspective: UC's culture of compensation
2.27.06- Louis Freedberg, SF Chronicle Op-Ed

It used to be that when the president of the University of California went to Sacramento he was treated like royalty.

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California: Talk of limiting UC execs' outside roles - Several top officials on many corporate, nonprofit boards
2.22.06 - Tanya Schevitz, Todd Wallack, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

The University of California has long encouraged administrators to be active in their community and profession, but some regents and lawmakers wonder whether UC executives are spending too much time away from their jobs.

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Cal chief perk revealed amid backdrop of hearing - $97,500 given to Birgeneau as relocation allowance adds more fuel to fire over UC pay
2.22.06 - Michelle Maitre, Oakland Tribune Staff Writer

When the University of California lured Robert Birgeneau from his Toronto job to become chancellor at UC Berkeley, they offered him a $97,500 relocation allowance in addition to his then-$390,000 annual salary.

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California: UC admits regents should have OKd extra pay - Review indicates compensation policies violated
2.14.06 - Todd Wallack, Tanya Schevitz, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

A preliminary review by the University of California found that the university system erred by sometimes giving top executives extra compensation without approval from university regents, according a letter obtained by The Chronicle....

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Editorial: As We See It - Can Dynes carry out UC reforms?
2.12.06 - Santa Cruz Sentinel

University of California President Robert Dynes must be getting used to tough questions. After yet another legislative hearing dragging UC's good name through the mud, however, one of the toughest questions still hasn't been asked: Is Dynes capable of cleaning up UC's tattered reputation?...

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Editorial: Bloom is off the Rose - Legislature complicit in hush money deal
2.10.06 - Sacramento Bee


University of California President Robert Dynes, testifying before a state Senate committee Wednesday, promised a "cultural change" in how UC sets compensation packages and makes that information public.

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Senators Demand Answers On UC Pay: Unreported compensation raises ire at panel's hearing
2.9.06 - Tanya Schevitz, Todd Wallack, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

Sacramento -- Members of the state Senate Education Committee expressed annoyance Wednesday and demanded to know why the University of California has failed to fully disclose its pay practices and follow its own policies....

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Editorial: Can UC be great and public at the same time?
2.8.06 - Peter Schrag, Sacramento Bee Columnist

Every few years, the question comes back: Can the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA continue to compete with the world's best research universities - and often outrank them - but, as a tax-supported institution, cope with the kind of political forces and demands that rarely constrain the privates?

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Sacramento: UC officials in Capitol hot seat today over pay practices

2.8.06 - Tanya Schevitz, Todd Wallack, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

University of California President Robert Dynes is likely to face tough questions at a state Senate hearing today about the controversy over the university's pay practices.

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Behind the UC pay debate: Does higher pay mean higher performance?
2.7.06 - Jondi Gumz, Santa Cruz Sentinel Staff Writer

This is the last of three stories that explores pay issues for University of California leaders.

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Public universities act like they're private
2.6.06 - Jondi Gumz, Santa Cruz Sentinel Staff Writer

This is the second of three stories that explores pay issues for University of California leaders.

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Spotlight on UC pay Wednesday
2.5.06 - Jondi Gumz, Santa Cruz Sentinel Staff Writer

This is the first of three stories that explore pay issues for University of California leaders.

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UC pay dispute puts focus on regents' role
2.5.06 - Marsha Ginsburg, SF Chronicle Staff Writer

Empowered with overseeing one of the world's most prestigious public universities, the UC Board of Regents is a predominantly wealthy and inaccessible cadre that makes decisions largely by relying on the university president, the top administrator who serves at its behest.

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UC pay scale out of whack, union says: Study - Gap between bottom, top wider than at other colleges
2.3.06 - Michelle Maitre, Oakland Tribune Staff Writer

The pay disparity between the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA's lowest- and highest-paid workers is greater than that found in the state's other public colleges, and UC executives receive perks and compensation not
afforded to their public peers, according to an analysis released Thursday by a UC union.

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University Of California: Severance pay plan for top execs to be halted
2.1.06 - Todd Wallack, Tanya Schevitz, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

Concerned that its executive severance plan might violate federal tax rules, the University of California has decided to phase it out and replace it with a new executive retirement benefit, a UC spokesman confirmed this week.

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UC sets aside extra cash for top executives who leave:
Some who retire, take other jobs get 6-figure severance checks

1.27.06 - Todd Wallack, Tanya Schevitz, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

When some top University of California executives resign, they receive more than a retirement party and a pension. Under a little-known compensation plan, approved by the governing Board of Regents in 1990, about two dozen executives a year also receive a hefty severance check.

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Former UC chancellor won't have to pay back six-digit leave salary
1.24.06 - San Diego Union Tribune (AP)

A former University of California Chancellor will not have to pay back the $355,000 salary he earned while on a year-long leave even though he broke an agreement that he would return to teaching for the same amount of time, university officials said.


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UCSD chancellor gets extra $248,000
1.19.06 - Eleanor Yang, San Diego Union Tribune Staff Writer

As the University of California regents gathered in San Diego yesterday to address major shortcomings in its compensation practices, the UC president defended a decision in 2004 to pay UCSD Chancellor Marye Anne Fox $248,000 in previously undisclosed compensation.

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UC Regents Act to Tighten Oversight of Managers' Pay
1.19.06 - Rebecca Trounson, LA Times Staff Writer

University of California regents, stung by recent criticism from legislators and others for extravagance and inconsistencies in the university's executive compensation practices, took steps Wednesday to increase their oversight and begin to standardize salary levels for top UC managers.

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San Diego: UC regents panel OKs salary plan giving president power
1.19.06 - Tanya Schevitz and Todd Wallack, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

University of California Regents tentatively approved a plan on Wednesday that will ultimately give UC President Robert Dynes the authority to raise salaries of senior managers each year by tens of thousands of dollars.

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Lawmakers call for UC pay audit
1.18.06 - Jim Sanders, Sacramento Bee Capitol Bureau

A joint legislative committee voted Tuesday to require a wide-ranging audit of the University of California's practices for compensating top faculty and staff.

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Bill would help state probe university pay
UC calls the move premature during its own investigation

1.17.06 - Todd Wallack, Tanya Schevitz, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

In the wake of reports that the University of California gave employees millions of dollars in hidden pay and perks, a state senator wants to find out how much California college leaders are really paid.

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Sacramento: Salary controversy threatens UC's independence
1.4.06 - Todd Wallack, Tanya Schevitz, SF Chronicle Staff Writer

In the latest rebuke against the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA's pay practices, a Republican state senator plans to introduce legislation that threatens to revoke UC's operating independence unless it does a better job of disclosing executive pay to the public.

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UC's Paid Leaves Called 'Betrayal'
12.23.06 - Todd Wallack, Tanya Schevitz, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

More than a decade after promising to end the practice, the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA has given several top administrators lengthy paid leaves when they stepped down.

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UC Regents to Review Pay for Top Officials
Los Angeles Times
12.20.05 - Peter Y. Hong, LA Times Staff Writer

University of California Regents pledged Monday to improve their oversight of the system's executive compensation practices, amid pressure from faculty and legislators to justify pay and benefits to administrators.

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Legislative hearing into UC compensation
$871 million quietly handed out in 2004

12.6.05 - Tanya Schevitz, Todd Wallack, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

The powerful state Senate Education Committee will hold a hearing early next year on the University of California's distribution of hundreds of millions of dollars in administrative stipends, bonuses and other hidden cash compensation to employees.

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UC Compensation Practices
Forum with Michael Krasny

12.1.05 - KQED Radio (Audio file)

Forum discusses the compensation practices of the University of California, following a recent San Francisco Chronicle series on the topic.

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California: State senator calls for hearings on UC pay
11.30.05 - Tanya Schevitz, Todd Wallack, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

A key member of the state Senate Education Committee this week called for hearings into the Univerisity of California's compensation practices, including the use of administrative stipends, severance payments, bonuses and other hidden cash compensation.

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UC Professors Demand Audit: Faculty members want an inquiry into the university's executive compensation practices.
11.29.05 - Rebecca Trounson, LA Times Staff Writer

A group of University of California professors is calling for an independent investigation into UC's compensation practices after reports that the university has spent millions in recent years on bonuses and other perquisites for top UC executives.

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Editorial: UC needs to get its house in order
11.29.05 - Oakland Tribune

The revelations last week that the University of California was handing out bonuses totalling more than $871 million a year to its highest-paid employees were stunning enough. But the fact that much of this was done is secret is what makes this truly appalling.

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UC faculty: Investigate 'bonuses'
11.23.05 - Michelle Maitre, Oakland Tribune Staff Writer

UC Berkeley faculty are circulating a petition requesting an independent investigation into "secret compensation deals" offered UC administrators after a newspaper report detailed millions of dollars in perks and bonuses handed out to high-paid employees.

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Personal Perspective: Lessons not learned at UC
11.23.05 - Louis Freedberg, SF Chronicle editorial writer.

Will they ever learn? The most depressing aspect of the recent revelations by my Chronicle colleagues Tanya Schevitz and Todd Wallack about the lack of transparency in awarding compensation to top University of California employees is that the university went through a similar nail-pulling experience 13 years ago.

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UC president promises increased disclosure about pay packages
11.17.05 - Tanya Schevitz, Todd Wallack, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

After facing days of withering criticism, University of California leaders promised Wednesday to disclose more information about how much they pay employees.

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UC refuses to release executive raise list: Regents expected to vote on increases in pay and tuition
11.15.05 - Tanya Schevitz, Todd Wallack, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

The University of California appears to be violating public records laws by refusing to release a written proposal to boost salaries for its top executives, several experts said Monday.

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Services cut for students as high-pay jobs boom
2,275 university employees earned more than $200,000 during the last fiscal year

11.14.05 - Tanya Schevitz, Todd Wallack, SF Chronicle Staff Writers

The University of California may have cut student services and maintenance, but not the number of high-paid jobs created over the past two years.

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UC staffers get big pay hikes as services cut, fees raised
11.14.05 - SF Chronicle (AP)

The University of California paid 2,275 employees more than $200,000 last fiscal year, up 30 percent over two years, even as the system continued to cut student services and increase fees, a newspaper reported Monday.

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