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Listen to Audio of Regent Committee on Compliance & Audit: Feb. 28, 2012

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The Regents Committee on Compliance and Audit met on February 28, 2012 ahead of the March meeting.  When the Faculty Association requested a copy of the audio for this meeting, as it now always does, it turned out that the meeting had been taped (analog-recorded) rather than recorded digitally.  Thus, the Regents’ office sent the analog recording out for conversion to digital format.  There were then other delays which account for why only now are we able to post the audio.  It remains unclear why the audio of meetings of the Regents, which are streamed live, cannot simply be posted…

Opening the Pepper

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Sacramento Bee, LA Times sue to force UC disclosure of pepper spray officer names Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 5-23-12 The Sacramento Bee and the Los Angeles Times filed suit today against the University of California Board of Regents in a bid to force the release of police officer names that have been kept secret from the public since last November’s pepper-spray incident on the UC Davis campus.  The lawsuit, filed in Sacramento Superior Court, seeks a court order forcing the release of the names that were redacted from a task force study of the incident that was released in April… Full story at: http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/05/sacramento-bee-la-times-sue-to-force-uc-disclosure-of-pepper-spray-officer.html…

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Warning Letter Sent to Chancellor, Regents, Real Estate Agent on Disclosure to Buyers of Japanese Garden

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A group pushing for preservation of UCLA’s Hannah Carter Garden sent a letter to Chancellor Block, the Regents, and the real estate agent handling the sale noting that potential buyers should be warned about the controversy and possible roadblocks to modifying or removing the garden.  Real estate agents are required to disclose complications regarding sales to such buyers.  Readers of this blog will know that the sale has been delayed until August.  Excerpt from the letter:Should the University choose to proceed with the sale and transfer ownership to a private entity, the Coalition is prepared to submit an application and…

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Lawsuit: Urban Wildlands Group Takes Aim at UCLA Over Proposed Archery Facility

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Readers of this blog may recall an earlier post about a proposed UCLA archery facility to be located  south of the Child Care Center along Veteran Avenue. Concerns have been raised about the proposal on ecological and other grounds. Readers who have been following the UCLA hotel issue will know that UCLA was not forthcoming in response to Public Records Act requests by the Faculty Association and other groups and did not provide the requested information on a timely basis. The original post regarding the archery facility is at:http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2012/01/shooting-arrows.html The Urban Wildlands Group has filed a lawsuit against the Regents regarding…

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Another Email Phishing Scam Purportedly from UCLA

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Welcome Ucla user,You have received a private message from your old friend who wished to get back in-touch with you. Please use the UCLA Private link below to login and view your message and possibly get in contact with your old friend.[Link shown]Sign,Information CentreUCLA 405 HILGARD AVENUE LOSANGELES,CA 90095 310.825.4321University of California © 2012 UC Regents===Note the British spelling of Centre.  Note that Signed is spelled Sign.Don’t click on it.  Delete it.  Then just listen:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA3P0oVDB0Y&w=320&h=195]

Economic Disclosure

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The American Economic Association has published a new disclosure policy for authors of papers submitted to its various journals.  Although the policy was developed out of concerns that there may be at least the perception of potential hidden bias among economists absent such disclosures, the rules may be of interest to other academic disciplines. Highlights: American Economic Association Disclosure Policy (1) Every submitted article should state the sources of financial support for the particular research it describes. If none, that fact should be stated. (2) Each author of a submitted article should identify each interested party from whom he or…

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More Ready, Fire, Aim from the Legislature (although UC was amended out)

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The pay cap bill described below passed the state senate yesterday. UC was amended out of the original version and – because of its constitutional autonomy – had been subject only to a suggestion. As in the recent tuition-cap bill cited in an earlier post, there is no recognition that rising student fees (said to be the motivation for the bill) are the result of actions by the legislature. Were this pay cap to be enacted, there would be blowback to UC, despite the exemption. An act to add and repeal Section 89517.5 of the Education Code, relating to postsecondary education,…

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Former Chancellor Young Calls for Consideration of Birgeneau Campus Autonomy Proposal

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In an email to an organization of former UC chancellors and other officials, former UCLA Chancellor Charles Young calls for serious consideration of the Birgeneau proposals for greater campus autonomy within the UC system by UCOP and the Regents.  In a blog post yesterday, the paper by UC-Berkeley Chancellor Birgeneau et al calling for such autonomy was reproduced along with a (negative) response to the paper by President Yudof. Among other changes, the paper proposed campus-level Boards of Trustees.  See:http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2012/05/we-know-view-from-berkeley-from-ucla.html The Young email also refers to long-term funding problems from the state he foresees and suggests that greater reliance on…

eReserves Controversy

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Inside Higher Ed today continues its coverage of the litigation on what is allowed in eReserves, i.e., readings placed online for students in courses.  A recent court decision allowed up to 10 percent of a book’s contents to be put online as “fair use.” University librarians generally supported the decision. Book publishers, notably university book publishers, were not happy.  It might be noted that the University of California press is one of the academic publishers that has membership in an organization of publishers that is among the unhappy and has issued a press release to that effect. Inside Higher Ed‘s…