Full Board:
During public comments Wednesday, students from
advocacy groups across the UC campuses made demands to UCOP, including that it
stop the outsourcing of UC jobs and hire full-time career workers, terminate
any ties to federal immigration agencies and divest from companies which
students said they think are violating Palestinian human rights.
Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis and State
Superintendent Tony Thurmond introduced themselves to the board, adding that
they are working to increase accessibility to public education and address food
insecurity and labor issues.
UC President Janet Napolitano said California
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has released a proposed budget which includes a
$240 million increase in ongoing funds to the core education budget, along with
a one-time fund of $153 million dollars for things such as maintenance. She
added the budget includes increased funding for gun violence research, legal
services for undocumented students and increased Cal Grant awards for students
who are parents.
Robert May, chair of the UC Academic Senate, said
negotiations over the UC’s contract with Elsevier, which owns more than 2,500
journals including Cell and The Lancet, have not been settled. The contract
ended Dec. 31, and the UC has been negotiating a new contract with Elsevier for
the past few months. The UC aims to lower subscription costs and make all of
its research available for free to the public. The Academic Senate is committed
to its open-access policy, May added. [Note that the recording of May's remarks
were cut off before completion.]
Compliance and Audit Committee:
Suzanne Taylor, the UCOP interim systemwide Title
IX coordinator, gave a six-month update on UCOP’s implementation of
recommendations from the California state audit of sexual harassment cases.
Taylor said the audit recommendation focused on key areas such as ensuring
timeliness of investigations and discipline, making sure that policies align
with law and promoting consistency in training Title IX. Taylor added the UC
president accepted all audit recommendations.
Taylor said the audit remediation plan does not
address sexual harassment prevention. Taylor added changes to data collection
methods based on the auditors’ recommendations will increase transparency about
the Title IX system.
Taylor said auditors found that reports filed
against faculty and staff during this audit increased compared to earlier
audits and attributed it to positive measures at the UC such as increased
outreach to students. She added Title IX informs complainants of their rights
to go to law enforcement, and the Title IX office has confidential advocates
that support complainants in their decisions.
[Note: The official recording is cut off before
the session was completed.]
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The Bruin didn’t cover one session. Here is a
summary from yours truly:
Public Engagement and Development:
The meeting of the Public Engagement and
Development Committee included presentations on various aspects of UC-Davis
activities including assistance provided during the recent wildfires and
cooperation with local governments. There was also review of UC environmental
efforts, trends in donations, and lobbying at the state level (including
cooperation in such efforts with students).
You can hear audio of these sessions at the links
below:
Full Board:
Or direct to:
Full Board:
Compliance and Audit:
Public Engagement and Development:
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