Related Readings

Below are several resources you may find useful to read prior to attending the 2011 Pacific Symposium in Claremont, CA.

  1. The Chronicle of Higher Education
    Crisis of Confidence Threatens Colleges
    by Karin Fischer
    Description: Rising costs test families' faith, while 1 in 3 presidents see academe on wrong road.
     
  2. 2011-2012 Governor's Budget: May 2011 Revision (PDF)
    Description: California budget document that outlines structural deficit issues and proposes solutions that would bring general fund spending down to 1972-73 levels per $100 of personal income.
     
  3. Reducing State Government (PDF)
    Description: Specific proposals for reducing the cost of state government in California, including the elimination or consolidation of state paid functions.