nnm1vanm1~i 3 1822 03815 9257 Google Originalf rom Digitized by lJNIVFRSITYO F C:AII FORNIA The People's University: A History of the CaliforniaS tate University Donald R. Gerth 2010 Berkeley Public Policy Press Institute of Governmental Studies University of California, Berkeley Google Originalf rom Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F CALIFORNIA Copyright© 2010 by the Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Ubnry or Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Genh, Donald R. The people's university : a history of the California State University / Don Genh. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-87772-435-3 (alk. Paper) I. California State Uni,ersity-Hi story. 2. State universities and collcges- California-H istory. I. Title. LD729.5G473 2010 378.794-dc22 200904)178 Google Originalf rom Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F CALIFORNIA Since the adoption of the Master Plan for Higher Education in 1960, one of Cali fornia's best ideas of itself as a democratic experiment has been the California State University system. In this comprehensive history, a veteran educator ex plores how the benefits of higher education have been extended to millions of Californians through a unique twenty-three campus system expressive of that hope for a better life that is today struggling to survive as part of the California Dream. - Kevin Starr Author of Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance, 1950-/963 As Donald Gerth recognizes, the California 1960 Master Plan for Higher Edu cation was a successful, rational plan for growth, and the basis for collecting the then virtually independent state colleges into an almost unique, statewide institu tion with shared values. The Master Plan was well suited for the political and economic conditions of the I 960s. His wonderfully detailed book, The People's University, is about the California State University, but in the context of educa tional, political, economic, and demographic changes since that time. He con trasts the initial success of the 1960 plan to today's complete lack of rational planning for growth by the state or the universities and colleges. He urgently calls for a new master plan for growth to be negotiated, one that will reflect to day's realities and explicitly include both educational and financial policy. I can only hope that someone in the corridors of power will heed his call. - PatrickM . Callan President, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education Don Gerth's love for California State University (CSU) is reflected in this com prehensive h:istory. Through trials and triumphs, the "people's university" has evolved from a small and relatively minor player to an institution with twenty three campuses that are culturally rich and comprise a significant economic force in Cali fomia. This volume helps the reader understand the story behind this well respected institution and how it is changing so that its core values-to provide acce.ss, affordability, and quality to the state's diverse populations in pursuit of American dream of a college education-are perpetuatc,d. Gerth gives great insight into CSU's complex past and its promise as "a major vehicle for building the future." - Molly Corbett Broad President, American Council on Education Google Originalf rom Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F CALIFORNIA Google Originalf rom Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F CALIFORNIA For Bev Google Originalf rom Digitized by UNIVERSITYO F CALIFORNIA Google Original fron Digitized I>/ UNIVERSITYO F CALIFORNIA Contents List of Photographs x1 Foreword xm Preface XVII Part I. Creating the CaliforniaS tate Univenity Chapter I The Early Years: l 857-l 950s I Chapter 2 The California State Colleges and the Master Plan 71 Chapter 3 From Campus Autonomy to System Integration- I 05 1960 to 1970 Part D. The Work of the CaHforniaS tate Univenity Chapter 4 Academic Planning: Purpose and Direction 189 Chapter 5 Graduate Programs and the Doctorate 221 Chapter 6 Teacher Education-the Origins 241 Chapter 7 International Programs 269 Chapter 8 Information Technology 287 Part m. The People of the CaliforniaS tate Univenity Chapter 9 Who Attends the California State University- 309 Students and Alumni Chapter IO Faculty and Staff-Collective Bargaining 341 Part IV. The Support of the CaliforniaS tate Unlvenity Chapter 11 Organizing the Future of Governance 391 Chapter 12 From Orange Book to Compact: Financing in the 481 California State University Chapter 13 Capital Outlay: Building Programs 519 Chapter 14 In Sacramento and Washington 539 Part V. The Mission, Master Plan, and an Agenda for the Future Chapter 15 The Promise of the People's University: 595 Promises Realized, Promises to be Fulfilled. Appendix I. Timeline: The Years of the CSU 619 Appendix 2. Interviewees, Participants in Focus Groups, and Contributors 633 Appendix 3. Trustee Appointments 635 ix Google Original from Digitized by lJNIVFRSITYO F C:AII FORNIA