UC Berkeley budget problems stem from state pressure - Editorial, DailyCal

The truth is that no matter how much California would like to believe it, public universities should not be run like private institutions. Many of the stuffier Ivies sit atop vast stores of wealth and live lavishly off alumni philanthropy, but public schools shouldn’t work like that. Increased philanthropy may be a short-term solution, but until UC Berkeley can once again rely on the state for the majority of its funding, its public mission and identity will increasingly be under threat. http://www.dailycal.org/2017/08/14/uc-berkeley-budget-problems-stem-state-pressure/