USA University - UCOP Neglects Shared Governance and Seeks Authority to Lower Retiree Health Benefits (UPDATED)

The Office of the President is asking for authority to lower UC's contribution to retiree health benefits.  This reduction would take th...

USA University - How to Improve Board of Regents Selection? Use the Existing Process

On June 2, following the negative state audit of budget practices at UC's Office of the President (UCOP) and then  regental partygate , ...

USA University - A Faculty Overview of the UC Budget--Tenth Anniversary Edition

This week's UC Regents meeting is the tenth anniversary of a Senate First and, so far, a Senate last--a direct presentation to the UC Re...

USA University - Regents Propose Centralization Without Real Justification

As you may have seen, the Regents will vote July 20th on a proposed revision to their By-laws and the University's Standing Orders.  An...

USA University - The Regents Make a Muddle of Academic Freedom

This Wednesday the Regents Committee on Educational Policy will be taking up the Final Report of the Regents Working Group on Principles Aga...

USA University - This Week At The Regents (II): The Medical Centers and University Governance

As I mentioned in my post on the Budget , the Regents will be considering a proposal to alter the governing structure of the medical center...

USA University - This Week at the Regents: The Budget

This week's Regents meeting's Agenda is chock full of important items.  In particular, UCOP is presenting the 2016-2017 budget prop...

USA University - Statement by CUCFA and AAUP on Regent Blum's Remarks

The Council of University of California Faculty Associations and the American Association of University Professors write to protest the foll...