Good evening. Im thuy vu. Welcome to kqed newsroom. Hundreds of students stage protests this week at the university of california as they consider tuition increases. [ chanting ] president Janet Napolitano says its necessary to raise tuition by 5 a year over the next five years. The move pits her against students and against governor jerry brown who argued against the plan. The governor also expressed outrage over recent salary increases for three chancellors making more than 300,000 a year. Passed the tuition hike on thursday. Napolitano sat down with scott shafer to get her reaction. Thank you for coming in. Thank you. Big vote on tuition this week, 147 vote. You and the governor are sort of at logger heads. The governor saying the University Needs to look for new ways to cut, even though youve already cut. Looking for creativity. Youre saying no, this is important for the longterm stability and viability of the university. Where is the governor getting it wrong . I think the issue i
Good evening. Im thuy vu. Welcome to kqed newsroom. Hundreds of students stage protests this week at the university of california as they consider tuition increases. [ chanting ] president Janet Napolitano says its necessary to raise tuition by 5 a year over the next five years. The move pits her against students and against governor jerry brown who argued against the plan. The governor also expressed outrage over recent salary increases for three chancellors making more than 300,000 a year. Passed the tuition hike on thursday. Napolitano sat down with scott shafer to get her reaction. Thank you for coming in. Thank you. Big vote on tuition this week, 147 vote. You and the governor are sort of at logger heads. The governor saying the University Needs to look for new ways to cut, even though youve already cut. Looking for creativity. Youre saying no, this is important for the longterm stability and viability of the university. Where is the governor getting it wrong . I think the issue i
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