There was, however, a public comment period in which all of the comments were directed towards issues other than athletics. Most of the comments involved the delayed regental decision on whether it would be legal to provide UC employment opportunities to undocumented students. Since the Regents committee studying that issue has been meeting behind closed doors, the source of the delay is unknown. A surmise would be that the general counsel has raised some doubts about the legality of the proposal.
In any event, there were several speakers on that topic and a threat of a hunger strike. One speaker talked in favor of UC-San Francisco reinstating mask requirements. A UCLA student complained of antisemitism on that campus and proposed training about antisemitism as part of the DEI program and penalties for disruptive unauthorized activities.
The committee then heard reports on student athletic programs at UC-Santa Barbara and other campuses but not UCLA and Berkeley, i.e., not from the two campuses who were at the heart of the above-mentioned controversy - mainly because of the large dollars involved at those two campuses. Chancellors from the other campuses all said athletics was very important but there were important differences in where the revenue came from to support athletics, i.e., student fees vs. direct campus allocations.
As always we preserve the videos of the Regents since they have no policy with regard to duration of preservation. You can see the hearing at:
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