On the UCOP topic, I worked for a UC school for 10+ years and I have no idea what value UCOP actually provides to the campuses, if any. You'd think they would

On the UCOP topic, I worked for a UC school for 10+ years and I have no idea what value UCOP actually provides to the campuses, if any. You'd think they would consolidate administrative services like payroll under UCOP, but UCOP doesn't even do their own (they outsource it to UCLA).