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UC commission looks to boost grad student enrollment | California Watch

UC commission looks to boost grad student enrollment | California Watch

UC commission looks to boost grad student enrollment

A commission that advises the University of California on its long-term goals this week recommended increasing the proportion of graduate students at the UC from 22 percent to 26 percent of the student body.

The 25-member UC Commission on the Future discussed the need for more graduate students at their Aug. 31 meeting [PDF], saying the move was necessary to serve the university's research mission and educate California's future professors.

Considering the university's tight budget, however, moving to increase graduate students would cost the