Watch the Morning Meetings of the Regents: Nov. 17, 2021 Saturday, November 20, 2021
In a prior post, we jumped ahead to the afternoon sessions of the Regents of last Wednesday. Here will fill in with the morning sessions: The program began with public comments dealing with student research union recognition, Teamster negotiations issues, UC policing budget, affordable student housing, climate change, nurse working conditions, the UC-Santa Barbara proposed Munger dorm, and the Hawaiian telescope. The Daily Cal picks up the rest: ... UC President Michael Drake... addressed the meeting. He first congratulated the 2021 UC-affiliated Nobel Prize laureates — David Julius, UCLA alumnus Ardem Patapoutian, UC Berkeley economics professor David Card and UC Irvine alumnus David MacMillan. Next, Drake shared with the board that the university reached a tentative agreement with UC-AFT for “more job security and other important benefits.”
“This is a very positive development for our entire community, especially the students that we serve,” Drake said during the meeting. “This contract honors the vital role our lecturers play in supporting UC’s educational mission in delivering high-quality education.” Drake then updated the Board on the Capacity Working Group, composed of himself and the 10 UC chancellors, which has set a goal of adding 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students by 2030. This increased enrollment will happen on campuses with the physical capacity to grow, Drake added. During the Public Engagement and Development Committee meeting, the regents discussed efforts to increase financial assistance for students. The university and the UC Student Association have developed a campaign calling on Congress to double the Pell Grant by 2024-25, according to UC Associate Vice President for Federal Governmental Relations Chris Harrington. “Debt-free doesn’t mean free, but means that we give students the tools to have enough money for what they need and to graduate debt-free,” UCLA Faculty Association Blog: 4th Quarter 2021
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