Devorah Lieberman, president of the University of La Verne (CA), and Kristen Soares, president of the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities, write: The nearly 80 private nonprofit colleges and universities in California must be part of the solution. They already award more than 20 percent of all undergraduate degrees and more than 50 percent of graduate degrees statewide. These schools have the capacity to serve more students, and are ready to forge partnerships with the public sector.