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		<title>The Word on Campus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Claire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facilities Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summer Session]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every so often I get word of a question swirling around campus.  These things seem to take on a life of their own.  I would like to take an opportunity to clear up a few rumors that I have heard recently:

Summer Session 
There are a number of community colleges throughout the state that are either [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teach-ins</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Claire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Schwarzenegger delivered his budget update last month.  While I am encouraged by the Governor’s remarks about higher education, I am also skeptical.  I believe that the Governor’s budget is based on estimates that are not realistic.  Thus, I fear another round of cuts to higher education.  These cuts will further limit access to all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Students</title>
		<link>http://csmblogs.com/2009/11/our-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Claire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Students]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week I had the opportunity to hold an open forum for students regarding our college budget. Like every community college in the state, we have begun the process of planning for painful cuts. I will admit that I was a bit nervous before the forum. I did not know what the mood of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Navigating Through Tough Times</title>
		<link>http://csmblogs.com/2009/11/navigating-through-tough-times/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Claire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Students]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every community college, CSU, and UC are making painful cuts. It’s not fair. Our students did not create the economic mess that we are in. Yet, they are paying the price. I want to take off my “president’s hat” for this post and share some advice with students. I am writing from multiple perspectives: as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time for a Frank Talk</title>
		<link>http://csmblogs.com/2009/09/its-time-for-a-frank-talk/</link>
		<comments>http://csmblogs.com/2009/09/its-time-for-a-frank-talk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Claire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other Updates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“It’s time for a frank talk with readers about the Mercury News”. I could not help but notice this headline in the Sunday, September 13 edition of the Mercury News. I made an instant connection with this article, written by columnist Mike Cassidy. I appreciated Mr. Cassidy’s forthright manner in addressing the condition of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Lose Hope</title>
		<link>http://csmblogs.com/2009/08/don%e2%80%99t-lose-hope/</link>
		<comments>http://csmblogs.com/2009/08/don%e2%80%99t-lose-hope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Claire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Other Updates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My grandmother passed away late last week after a short bout with pneumonia. She lived a good, long, and happy life and was surrounded by a loving family during her last hours. I was very close to my grandmother. I am fortunate that she was an important part of my life well into my adulthood.
For [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Fun</title>
		<link>http://csmblogs.com/2009/08/126/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Claire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Other Updates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Other than the stress associated with budget and construction, I have had a very nice summer. I started out by chaperoning a group of teenagers on a trip to San Diego to do some work for a local community-based organization. I have done this for the last 5 or 6 years and it is always [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Claire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Budget]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like we finally have a budget from the state – for now. However, experts are already predicting another round of cuts by next January when reality sets in once again. I recently read an excellent analysis regarding California’s annual budget crisis in the New York Times. Here is the link: www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/us/22calif.html.

I have written [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome</title>
		<link>http://csmblogs.com/2009/07/welcome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Claire</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Other Updates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the CSM President’s Blog! The primary purpose of the President’s Blog is to enhance communication among the members of the CSM “family”. I am deliberate about my use of the word family because I truly consider us a family. We are united by a common purpose and we share in the same joys [...]]]></description>
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