We begin our posting of the current set of Regents meetings with the
afternoon of July 22, since that was a short meeting (under 50 minutes),
at least for the open part. The open part was a session of the
Committee on Finance which reviewed the UCOP budget and then went on to
the overall UC budget deal. As expected, the deal was put in a positive
light and said to have the virtue of being multi-year and thus providing
long-term stability. However, no mention was made of the fact that the
legislature is treating the deal as a one-year arrangement with no
guarantee beyond, especially for the pension contribution. In response
to a question about the pension, it was said that it was being worked on
and there would be a presentation at the September meetings. It was
noted that there is $25 million contingent on UC being able to show it
had admitted an extra 5,000 students for next year. UC prez Napolitano
said it would be difficult to meet that target, that UCOP is working
with the legislature, and that more would be known in November. Regent Hadi
Makarechian asked what was being done to improve relations with the
governor and legislature. He noted that CSU got more than an extra $25
million without conditions and also gets its pension contribution
automatically. Napolitano again talked about working with Sacramento.
Finally, the acting president of UCSA talked about sexual assault
policy, student mental health services (especially for grad students),
opposition to executive pay increases, and a desire to be consulted on
tuition.
You can hear the meeting at the link below:
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