Gimme My Bailout -- Public Universities!

Let us say here, for the record,
if there's anything more meaningless than a bailout promise from the federal government, it's a non-binding resolution passed by the California Legislature. This is bound to solve all our problems...

For Immediate Release Contact: Alice Sunshine, 510.384.1967
November 25, 2008 Lisa Cohen, 310.395.2544

MEDIA ADVISORY

Assemblymember Anthony Portantino to Call on U.S. Government to Rescue Embattled Public Colleges and Universities

-- Higher Education Committee Chair to Introduce a Resolution to the CA State Assembly Next Week Calling for A "New Deal for a New Millennium for Higher Education" --

WHO:

Assemblymember Anthony Portantino, chair state Assembly Higher Education Committee
Dr. Lillian Taiz, President, California Faculty Association/ History Professor, Cal State L.A.
California State University faculty and students

WHAT:

A resolution calling on the U.S. government to come to the rescue of the nation’s embattled public colleges and universities, especially here in California, will be introduced in the California state Assembly on Monday, December 1 by a group of state Assemblymembers led by Anthony Portantino, chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee.

WHEN:

Monday, December 1 at 11am

WHERE:

Reporters can cover the news conference in person or on the phone:

BY PHONE AT (866) 812-0403 (Ask for “New Deal for Higher Education”)

IN PERSON AT State Capitol, Room 127

For more information, contact Alice Sunshine at 510.384.1967 or Lisa Cohen at 310.395.2544.