As blog readers will know, UC is under pressure by the legislature and the governor to increase its enrollment of undergraduates. Thus, engaging emeriti faculty in that process adds resources that otherwise would not be present - and potentially keeps emeriti engaged with their campus in various ways. The Academy "model" is under preliminary consideration by UCLA.
A promotional video on the Berkeley Academy can be seen at:
Or direct to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPMTQ5IsMAI.
An interview on the creation and operation of the Academy can be seen at the link below:
https://archive.org/details/gmt-20230127-185959-recording-1428x-840.
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