Regents in March

Back in the day of in-person meetings

A preliminary agenda for the March Regents meeting via Zoom has been posted. Some highlights have been noted below in italics:

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

8:30 am Board (open session - includes public comment session) 

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Concurrent Meetings

9:30 am Public Engagement and Development Committee (open session) 

Includes a discussion with Assembly member Jose Medina. Medina is the Chair of the Higher Education Committee and a member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus and the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, according to Wikipedia. There will also be a discussion of UC efforts with regard to climate change.

9:30 am Compliance and Audit Committee (open session) 

Includes discussion of state audit regarding UC admissions practices.

Upon end of open: Compliance and Audit Committee (closed session) 

Includes discussion of the Heaps case litigation against UCLA medical center, the lawsuit by UCLA Prof. Sander regarding access to admissions data related to Prop 209, and the lawsuit regarding possible breach of contract by Under Armour with UCLA athletics. Of course, in closed session, we will not know what is said.

12:15 pm Special Committee on Nominations (closed session) 

12:20 pm Governance Committee (closed session) 

1:15 pm Governance Committee (open session) 

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Concurrent Meetings

1:30 pm Academic and Student Affairs Committee (open session) 

Includes Approval of Multi-year Plans for Professional Degree Supplemental Tuition for Seventeen Graduate Professional Degree Programs

1:30 pm Finance and Capital Strategies Committee (closed session) 

Upon end of closed: Finance and Capital Strategies Committee (open session) 

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

8:30 am Board (open session - includes public comment session) 

Includes a session entitled Understanding Societal Impacts and Public Value of a UC Degree

Upon end of open session: Board (closed session)

Source: https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/meetings/agendas/mar21.html