Campus Arson

 

Source: https://x.com/UCPDLA/status/1880302826951200881 (1-17-2025).

Return to In-Person Instruction Next Week

 

Message from the chancellor:

Source: https://x.com/UCLAchancellor/status/1879999081701056892 or https://ia800105.us.archive.org/29/items/newsom-1-2-25-new-laws/UCLA%20return%20to%20in-person%20instruction%20post-fire%201-16-2025.mp4.

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The (Dismissed) Haltigan Case

In a previous posting, this blog noted that the Haltigan case challenging DEI statements for new hires at UC was dismissed.* Haltigan was a potential faculty job applicant who challenged the requirement. Basically, he said he did not apply because the requirement violated his beliefs. The court never got to the constitutional issues and just noted he didn't have standing.

We also noted that the Regents will discuss the outcome of the case, i.e., the dismissal, at their upcoming meetings, albeit behind closed doors.**

At the time of the final dismissal, the plaintiffs (Haltigan and the Pacific Legal Foundation) seem not to have pursued any further appeals.

For the legal eagles, I have found the links below which outline the case, presumably what the Regents will discuss:

https://pacificlegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023-05-18-JD-Haltigan-v-michael-drake-stamped-Complaint.pdf Original case May 18, 2023 

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=10654358053559040726 Jan. 12, 2024 Order to dismiss

https://pacificlegal.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/02.02.2024-JD-Haltigan-v.-University-of-Santa-Cruz-PLF-Second-Amended-Complaint.pdf Amended case Feb. 2, 2024

https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5571775152297538593 Nov. 15, 2024 Final order to dismiss

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*https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2024/01/dei-lawsuit-against-uc-dismissed-on.html.

**https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2025/01/upcoming-regents-meeting-jan-22-23-2025.html.

Today's Town Hall on the Fire

It seems to take a day or so for the recordings of the various Town Halls on the fires to be uploaded to the UCLA website. In the interim, here is an audio recording of today's Town Hall:

https://ia600105.us.archive.org/29/items/newsom-1-2-25-new-laws/UCLA%20Town%20Hall%20on%20fires%201-16-2025%20%28audio%29.mp4.

Use of UCLA Research Park for Fire Emergency Services

As noted in a prior post, the former Westside Pavillion/UCLA Research Park is being used for fire emergency services:

Or direct to:

https://x.com/UCLAchancellor/status/1879657468684546356 or https://ia600105.us.archive.org/29/items/newsom-1-2-25-new-laws/UCLA%20chancellor%20on%20use%20of%20research%20park%20for%20fire%20services.mp4.

Something's Happening - Part 2 (Where's UCLA?)

We noted on Monday that an unusual meeting of the systemwide Academic Senate had been called for this coming Friday by petition.* The meeting was called to discuss faculty unhappiness with regard to three issues:

1. The lack of consultation for implementing the Information Security Investment Plan and the potential negative effects of the plan on faculty’s research, teaching, and merits and promotions.
2. UCOP’s differential treatment of faculty and administrators regarding compensation and cost-of-living adjustments.
3. The University of California’s continued decrease in percent contribution to medical plans.

When you look at the petition (attached to the meeting agenda), you find the names and campuses of those who called for the special session.** Represented among the petitioners are Davis, Irvine, Berkeley, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Riverside. Merced, Santa Cruz, and UCLA are not represented. So, that does mean that at UCLA in particular, nobody was particularly concerned with at least one of the three issues? Is UCLA somehow out of the loop? Just asking...

It might be noted that yours truly became aware of this matter after being forwarded an announcement from UC-Irvine's Senate, not from the UCLA Senate. 

NOTE: I notified the UCLA Senate about the upcoming systemwide meeting on Jan. 13.

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*https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2025/01/somethings-happening.html.

**https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/assembly/assembly-agenda-special-meeeting-1-17-25.pdf.