UC-Berkeley's Emeriti Academy

UC-Berkeley created an "Emeriti Academy" at the beginning of the pandemic (although planning had begun before that period). The Academy is supported through the campus retiree center but has its own support staff person. Through the Academy on an interdisciplinary basis retired faculty are able to put on special courses, engage in various forms of mentoring, and undertake other activities.

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.