Public comments
by students and others ended in a demonstration of the type that has become
standard at Regents meetings. In
essence, demonstrators wanted tuition freezes, even if the governor’s
initiative did not pass. Other items
were raised including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Eventually, police cleared the room of
demonstrators. The recording continued
during roughly minutes 43 through 76 during which there was no business
transacted but background sounds are heard.
At one point, Academic Council Chair Robert Anderson
referred to a proposal that had apparently been made to defer contributions to
the pension plan if the governor’s initiative did not pass – a proposal that it
appears was aired at what was probably the systemwide faculty welfare
committee. He expressed opposition. There were questions about the value of a
long-term agreement with the governor in exchange for support for the
initiative when past such accords have not been successful and when governors
and legislatures can’t commit future governors and legislatures. Nonetheless, the Committee on Finance in the
end did endorse the initiative.
When we have the full audio from the Regents office, it will
be posted. In the meantime, you can hear
most of the morning meeting here:
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