A second April off-cycle meeting was held by a Regents committee - this one last Monday - of the Public Engagement and Development Committee. The theme was transfers from community colleges to UC and particularly to UC-Davis since the meeting was held there. Only one speaker presented by phone in the public comments session on transfers to HBCUs. President Drake made some introductory remarks. It was noted in the presentations that community college enrollment dropped during the pandemic. So, community college leaders in part see encouraging the transfer route as a way to regain lost enrollment. It was noted that there was a shortage of STEM faculty at community colleges since other employers are more attractive.
A second part of the discussion dealt with attracting more African American students to UCs (and especially to Davis). There are various organizations that facilitate transfers. The committee heard from administrators, students, and alumni on this issue.
As always, we preserve the recording of the meeting since the Regents - for no obvious reason - delete their recordings after one year. You can find this meeting at:
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