Did the UC Just Take a Major Step Toward Privatization? - Davis, CA Patch

Did the UC Just Take a Major Step Toward Privatization? - Davis, CA Patch:

Did the UC Just Take a Major Step Toward Privatization?

Shortly after Gov. Jerry Brown presented his latest budget proposals, which he says will slash $8.3 billion from government spending to close a $15.7 billion deficit, UC faculty delivered a bold response.
The Council for UC Faculty Associations is an umbrella association that binds the faculty associations on each UC Campus. They posted the following on their website the day after Brown's announcement.
Some have suggested that the UC is headed down a road toward privatization. What do you think?

UC President Mark Yudof and Governor Jerry Brown are working out a deal behind closed doors that will loosen the most important ties between the university and the state.
Although they will both praise the deal by saying that it “stabilizes” funding while granting greater