The one exception is modification of certain rules that potentially involve discipline of faculty and Academic Senate procedures, an issue that has come up in several prior Regents meetings.
It may be that the Regents are in a holding pattern, awaiting some developments in the conflict with the feds. As blog readers will know, they have formed a special committee of ten Regents to deal with the situation. The special committee has met several times in closed session in recent weeks.
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Agenda: September 16-17, 2025, Tuesday-Wednesday (no Thursday meeting), UCSF–Mission Bay Conference Center
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
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3:00 pm Health Services Committee (open session)
Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of July 15, 2025
Public Comment Period (30 minutes)
H1 Discussion: Comments of the Executive Vice President for UC Health
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Upon end of open session: Health Services Committee (closed session)
Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of July 15, 2025
H2(X) Action: Consent Item: Acquisition of Membership in a Long-Term General Acute Care Hospital, Los Angeles Campus
H3(X) Discussion: UC Health Litigation Update
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
8:30 am Board (open session - includes public comment session)
Public Comment Period (30 minutes)
Approval of the Minutes of the Meetings of May 14, July 16, and July 17, 2025
Remarks of the Chair of the Board
Remarks of the President of the University
Remarks of the Chair of the Academic Senate
B1 Discussion: UC Inspires: Student-Run Charities—UC’s Commitment to Academic Excellence and Service to Others
Remarks from Student Associations
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10:15 am Board (closed session)
B2(X) Discussion: External Funding Litigation and Legal Issues
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Noon: Finance and Capital Strategies Committee (open session)
Agenda – Open Session
Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of July 16, 2025
Consent Agenda:
F1A Action: Consent Item: Center for Health Sciences Emergency Power Upgrade, Los Angeles Campus: Budget Amendment and External Financing
F1B Action: Consent Item: 2025 Long Range Development Plan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Approval Following Certification of an Environmental Impact Report Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
F2 Discussion: Preliminary Discussion: of the University’s 2026-27 Operating Budget
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Upon end of open session: Finance and Capital Strategies Committee (closed session)
Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of July 16, 2025
F3(X) Action: Member Substitution in Arts Organization, Irvine Campus: Acquisition, Project Budget, External Financing, and Business Terms
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12:45 pm Academic and Student Affairs Committee (open session)
Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of July 16, 2025
A1 Discussion: Degree Plus: Enriching Career Preparation for UC Students
A2 Discussion: The University of California’s Engagement with K-12 in the Inland Empire and the San Joaquin Valley
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1:30 pm Board (open session)
B3 Discussion: UC Strategic AI Overview
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2:15 pm Compliance and Audit Committee (open session)
Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of July 16, 2025
C1 Action: Consent Item: University of California Compliance with State Assembly Bill 481
NOTE: Assembly Bill 481 requires all California law enforcement to declare any Military Equipment.
C2 Action: Appointment of Regents’ External Auditor
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Upon end of open session: Compliance and Audit Committee (closed session)
Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of July 16, 2025
C3(X) Discussion: Update on Royalty Audit Program
C4(X) Action: Recommended Settlements for Board Action
C5(X) Discussion: Appellate, Trial Court Developments and Updates
NOTE: Included here are various medical malpractice lawsuits including the Heaps case from UCLA, a variety of legal challenges to UC practices in the wake of the Supreme Court's anti-affirmative Action: decision, cases stemming from the protests, and the Klein vs. Regents trial from UCLA which should conclude in September.
C6(X) Information: Settlements and Separation Agreements under Delegated Authority Reported from June 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025
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3:30 pm Special Committee on Nominations (closed session)
S1(X) Action: Appointment of Chancellors to Standing Committees
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3:35 pm Governance Committee (closed session)
Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of July 16, 2025
G1(X) Discussion: Incentive Compensation for Fiscal Year 2024-25 for Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President – Investments, Office of the President
G2(X) Discussion: Collective Bargaining Matters
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4:15 pm Board (closed session)
Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meetings of May 14-15 and July 16-17, 2025
Committee Reports Including Approval of Recommendations from Committees:
-Compliance and Audit Committee
-Finance and Capital Strategies Committee
-Governance Committee
-Health Services Committee
Officers’ and President’s Reports:
-Personnel Matters
-Report of Interim, Concurrence, and Committee Actions
-Report of Materials Mailed Between Meetings
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4:30 pm Governance Committee (open session)
Action: Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of July 16, 2025
G1 Action: Approval of Incentive Compensation for Fiscal Year 2024-25 for Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President – Investments, Office of the President as Discussed in Closed Session
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4:45 p.m. Board (open session)
Committee Reports Including Approvals of Recommendations from Committees:
-Academic and Student Affairs Committee
-Compliance and Audit Committee
-Finance and Capital Strategies Committee
-Governance Committee
-Health Services Committee
-Special Committee on Nominations
Unfinished Business: Amendments of Bylaw 40.3* – Special Provisions Concerning Faculty; Standing Order 105.1 – Organization of the Academic Senate; and Standing Order 105.2** – Duties, Powers, and Privileges of the Academic Senate
Officers’ and President’s Reports:
-Report of Interim, Concurrence, and Committee Actions
-Report of Materials Mailed Between Meetings
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Source: https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/meetings/agendas/sept25.html.
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*The current version of Bylaw 40.3 is below:
40.3 Special Provisions Concerning Faculty.
(a) No Political Test
No political test shall ever be considered in the appointment and promotion of any faculty member or employee.
(b) Privilege of a Hearing Before the Academic Senate
Any member of the Academic Senate shall have the privilege of a hearing by the appropriate committee or committees of the Academic Senate on any matter relating to personal, departmental, or University welfare.
(c) Tenure
All appointments to the positions of Professor and Associate Professor and to positions of equivalent rank are continuous in tenure until terminated by retirement, demotion, or dismissal. The termination of a continuous tenure appointment or the termination of the appointment of any other member of the faculty before the expiration of the appointee's contract shall be only for good cause, after the opportunity for a hearing before the properly constituted advisory committee of the Academic Senate, except as otherwise provided in a Memorandum of Understanding for faculty who are not members of the Academic Senate.
An Assistant Professor who has completed eight years of service in that title, or in that title in combination with other titles as established by the President, shall not be continued after the eighth year unless promoted to Associate Professor or Professor. By exception, the President may approve appointment of an Assistant Professor beyond the eighth year for no more than two years.
(d) Security of Employment
A Lecturer-Potential Security of Employment appointed at more than half time who has completed eight years of service in that title, or in that title in combination with other titles as established by the President, shall not be continued in that title after the eighth year unless given appointment with security of employment.
By exception, the President may approve appointment of a Lecturer-Potential Security of Employment on more than half time beyond the eighth year without security of employment, but may not extend it beyond two years.
(e) Dismissal
Dismissal of an academic appointee who holds tenure or security of employment shall be only for good cause and shall be voted by the Board upon recommendation of the President of the University, following consultation with the appropriate Chancellor. Prior to recommending dismissal, the Chancellor shall consult with the appropriate advisory committee(s) of the Division of the Academic Senate.
Source: https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/governance/bylaws/bl40.html.
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**Standing Order 105.2 currently reads as follows:
105.2: Duties, Powers, and Privileges of the Academic Senate
a. Rescinded
b. Rescinded
c. The Academic Senate shall determine the membership of the several faculties and councils, subject to the provisions of Standing Order 105.1(c), except the faculties of Hastings College of the Law, and San Francisco Art Institute, provided that the several departments of the University, with the approval of the President, shall determine their own form of administrative organization, and all Professors, Associate Professors, Acting Professors, Acting Associate Professors, and Assistant Professors, and all Instructors of at least two years' service shall have the right to vote in department meetings.
NOTE: Standing Order 105.1(c) is a list of all positions that comprise the Academic Senate.
d. Rescinded
e. Rescinded
f. The Academic Senate is authorized to advise the President and the Chancellors concerning the administration of the libraries of the University.
g. The Academic Senate is authorized to select a committee or committees to approve the publication of manuscripts by the University of California Press.
Source: https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/governance/standing-orders/so1052.html.
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