UC Regents meet this week
The UC Regents are meeting this week. The agenda is available at: Streaming audio of the meeting will also be available at the above URL. Items of note: There are public comment periods at 8:30 am on Wednesday and…
Category UC Administration
Yudof’s Remarks to Senate Budget Committee
The California Senate Budget Committee held an on-the-road hearing in Mountain View on Friday about the budget cuts to higher education. President Yudof spoke about UC and posted his statement on the internet. Yudof made some points about the importance…
FA efforts to stop appointment of David Crane as a UC Regent
Before leaving office, Gov. Schwarzenegger nominated David Crane to be a UC Regent. Regents are supposed to be selected through consultation with an 11 member advisory committee and approved by the Legislature. Our Sacramento contacts told us the nomination was…
Sign the petition opposing confirmation of Regent Crane
The following link is an action item. It asks Governor Brown not to appoint David Crane to the UC Regents and it supports Senator Leland Yee’s opposition to Crane’s confirmation as Regent. Appreciate that such appointments are for 12 years,…
David Crane’s upcoming confirmation as UC Regent and Ohio’s legislative swipe at faculty
The focus on Wisconsin has prompted or accelerated a number of legislative actions directed at higher education around the country. The editorial pages and blogs are also ripe with oped pieces. A concern is the recent action taken by the…
UC Execs’ Pension Plea is Demoralizing
The Sacramento Bee published an excellent rebuttal, written by faculty association members, to the demand by 36 senior UC administrators for higher retirement. The link to the Bee’s online version of the article is: Here’s an excerpt: Recently the…