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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Satellite UC Campuses?

Not this kind of satellite.
Not the kind in space - just in different geographic locations from the main location for those campuses - presumably such as UCLA - that have run out of room. UCLA's campus is said to be the smallest in geographical terms. This discussion - see below - is linked to the pressure to increase UC enrollment.

New chair of UC Board of Regents talks about creating ‘satellite campuses’

EdSource, 7-25-22, Betty Márquez Rosales

The new chair of the University of California Board of Regents, Rich Leib, spoke favorably recently of expanding UC San Diego further south into Chula Vista.

In an interview with the San Diego Union-Tribune,  Lieb suggested the idea of “satellite campuses” to allow for existing UC campuses to “expand beyond their current physical campuses.” Such expansions could offer a potential solution to the issue of capacity, he said in the interview.

Leib also suggested collaborating with the California State University and California Community College systems, offering Sacramento City College’s branch of UC Davis as an example.

Leib was appointed as a regent by Gov. Jerry Brown in 2018 and will serve until 2026. He is one of 26 members who are part of the UC Board of Regents.

Source: https://edsource.org/updates/new-chair-of-uc-board-of-regents-talks-about-creating-satellite-campuses.

PS: Anyone want to tell me which satellite is depicted above? Old timers may recognize it. Hint: There was a hit song about it.

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