Entire departments in the University of California system may be allowed to take political sides in what could be a massive policy change to neutral education institutions, but UC professor Ethan Miller is opposed to the idea. Miller, a professor of computer engineering at UC Santa Cruz, told NTD Television that the proposed change in policy could lead to decreased state and local funding and unnecessary divisions among students. “My reaction when I first saw the policy, and I first found out about it about two weeks ago, was shock,” said Miller. For decades, UC schools have adopted a politically neutral stance. In 1970, UC chancellors outlined a number of restrictions limiting the use of university resources and facilities for political activities. Back then, the chancellors wrote: “There are both educational and legal reasons why the University must remain politically neutral. Educationally, the pursuit of truth and knowledge is only …