[Faculty] Fall 2026 Systemwide Academic Senate Newsletter

[Cherysa Cortez]

October 9, 2026

Dear UCR Faculty,

On behalf of Academic Senate Chair Ken Barish, I forward this link to the
Systemwide  Fall 2026 Systemwide Academic Senate Newsletter
<https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/reports/faculty-news-and-views-f26-newsletter.pdf>
.

Prepared by Systemwide Senate Chair Susannah Scott, Vice Chair Amani
Nuru-Jeter, and staff in the systemwide office, the newsletter highlights
current Senate priorities and other issues of broad interest to UC faculty.

This issue highlights several timely topics, including standardized testing
and college readiness, faculty expressive activities and clinical faculty
governance, UC budget issues, developments in California, and rapidly
evolving federal policies affecting higher education.

Kind regards,

Cherysa Cortez

Executive Director, Academic Senate

University Office Building 221

cherysac at ucr.edu

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