Assembly

The Assembly of the Academic Senate is meeting via Zoom on April 9th. Past meetings have featured issues of controversy placed on the agenda by petition. But the upcoming meeting seems to be more routine. See the agenda below. There is a request from UCLA's Senate for "variances" in grading that appear to be technical issues. Senate member may attend the Zoom meeting by registering through the link at the bottom of this post.

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Assembly of the Academic Senate: Notice of Meeting

Thursday, April 9, 2026

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Agenda

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I. Roll Call of Members 

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II. Minutes [ACTION]

1. Approval of Draft Minutes of the Meeting of February 12, 2026

2. Appendix A: Assembly Attendance, February 12, 2026

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III. Announcements by the Chair 

 Ahmet Palazoglu, Assembly Chair

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IV. Special Orders

A. Consent Calendar

1. Variances to Senate Regulations 784, 780, 900, 810, 740 Requested by the Los Angeles Division [Action]

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V. Reports of Standing Committees

A. Academic Council

 Ahmet Palazoglu, Chair

1. Nomination and Election of the 2026-2027 Assembly Vice Chair [Action]

2. Ratification of 2026 Oliver Johnson Awardees [Action]

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VI. Announcements by Senior University Managers

 James B. Milliken, President

 Katherine S. Newman, Provost and Executive Vice President, Academic Affairs

 Nathan Brostrom, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, UC Finance

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VII. Updates from UC Legal 

 Allison Woodall, Deputy General Counsel

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VIII. University and Faculty Welfare Report 

 Karen Bales, Chair, University Committee on Faculty Welfare (UCFW)

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IX. Reports of Special Committees [NONE]

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X. Petitions of Students [NONE]

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XI. New Business

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Full agenda and attachments at https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/assembly/assembly-agenda-4-9-26.pdf.