Regental Discussion of Faculty Disciplinary Process

At the November 2023 Regents meetings, Regent Pérez asked that there be a review of faculty discipline procedures and the role of the Regents therein at the upcoming January meetings. 

The agenda for the session at which that discussion will take place now contains a detailed document which describes the disciplinary process. The document is a discussion item only. No change in policy is included as an action item. 

Pérez did not say why he wanted the matter reviewed back in November. It is possible that some faculty actions taken in the context of current campus tensions over the Israel-Gaza War were the motivation, but presumably he will reveal his concerns during the discussion.

You can find the item listing the disciplinary procedures at:

https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/jan24/b1.pdf.