1) On the upcoming May Revise state budget, he was optimistic about a friendly atmosphere with the governor and legislature. He referenced the idea of a compact with the state providing guaranteed budget increases. (Blog readers will know that yours truly is skeptical about the durability of such compacts, based on past history.)
2) He expects to announce a "debt free" path for undergraduates (which would involve a work obligation of perhaps 13 to 15 hours per week).
3) He expects UC to be "carbon neutral" using offsets by 2025 and entirely fossil-free (without offsets) by 2035.
4) He announced a program of free tuition for California Native Americans in federally-recognized tribes. According to Drake, sticking to the federally-recognized category circumvents the restrictions of Prop 209 on affirmative action because such tribes are "sovereign." But it would mean that some Native Americans would not qualify, although possibly the recognized tribes could establish a private fund to help those not in such tribes.
More details may be revealed at the upcoming May regents meetings.
You can hear an audio recording of his remarks below:
Or direct to https://archive.org/details/cucea-drake-on-navitus-4-27-22/Drake-CUCEA-CUCRA-4-27-22+UC+outlook+and+programs.wmv.
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*http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2022/04/navitus-concerns-discussed-by-drake.html.
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