The article discusses a controversial proposal from California Competes suggesting a merger of California's three public higher education systems into a single university. This approach aims to eliminate transfer issues and allow greater access for students across various demographics. Su Jin Jez, CEO of California Competes and report author, emphasizes the necessity for this change, highlighting how the 1960 Master Plan is outdated given evolving racial and economic conditions. Concerns regarding political feasibility and institutional resistance are raised, reflecting the complexities of such a transformation.
Jez acknowledged that it might never come to be. The proposal would likely face challenges from the systems themselves, along with many stakeholders such as unions, faculties, legislators and alumni.
Merging the systems would eliminate transfer problems and make it easier for students to enter, succeed, and finish college, among other benefits.
The proposal is intentionally provocative, Jez said during a webinar Monday. It's designed to challenge existing paradigms and spark transformative discourse.
The original master plan, adopted in 1960, is outdated in part because of the rising costs of college and the changing racial and gender demographics of the state's college students.
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