Guest column: The CSU produces California’s workforce – so why is it funded like an afterthought?

Guest column: The CSU produces California’s workforce – so why is it funded like an afterthought?

The California State University (CSU) is a second-class system. The California Master Plan for Higher Education, developed in 1960 under Gov. Pat Brown, was meant to provide broad access and clear distinctions among the University of California (UC), CSU and the California Community College (CCC) campuses.  It assigned high-level research to the UC, applied disciplines to the CSU and two-year technical degrees to the CCC, offering what appeared …