[Faculty] Important message to faculty from UC Provost Katherine Newman

[Provost]

This message is sent on behalf of System Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Katherine Newman.





Dear Colleagues,



As you may have already read, the Federal Court in Massachusetts acted quickly to issue a temporary restraining order in the lawsuit that California joined as one of 22 states seeking to stop the National Institutes of Health from reducing their Facilities and Administration (also known as Indirect Cost (IDC)) rates to 15%.  The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) along with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health, Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals, and Greater New York Hospital Association took similar steps today and that restraining order was approved by the Massachusetts court as well.



To add to the chorus of institutions in opposition to the NIH reduction in F/A (IDC), the Association of American Universities (AAU), the American College of Education (ACE), and the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) have now filed their complaint and motion for a temporary restraining order.  The University of California is a named plaintiff in the lawsuit, along with 12 other institutions  (Brandeis, Brown, Caltech, Carnegie Mellon, University of Chicago, Cornell, George Washington, Johns Hopkins, MIT, Penn, Rochester, and Tufts).



It is heartening to see this degree of unity in the higher education sector, across so many different states.  We know there is a longer road to travel before this issue is resolved, but we are working overtime on it.  And, as you probably also realize, this is not the only issue the University faces.  The recent announcement that grants from the Institute for Education Science have been cancelled represents another area of concern and we are tracking/responding there as well.



So as not to take up additional space in your in box, I recommend that you consult this site for weekly updates on issues in Washington, DC developed by our Federal Relations colleagues.



UC Federal Updates website:  https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/federal-updates



Going forward, that will be the best place to find updates.



Thank you, once again, for all that you do for UC.  It has never been more important



Cordially,



Katherine





Katherine S. Newman



UC System Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs



UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Public Policy





Office address:

Katherine Newman

C/o Office of the President

University of California

1111 Franklin Street, 12th Floor

Oakland, California 94706



Email: Katherine.Newman at ucop.edu<mailto:Katherine.Newman at ucop.edu>



Chief of Staff

Stephanie Beechem

Stephanie.Beechem at ucop.edu<mailto:Stephanie.Beechem at ucop.edu>



Executive Assistant (for calendar assistance)

Marvin Morris

Marvin.Morris at ucop.edu<mailto:Marvin.Morris at ucop.edu>




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