The purpose of the Statement on Statements Working Group is to recommend guidelines for when the institutional voice of UCLA should and should not be utilized to address societal, political and public matters. The working group’s evaluation of this matter should be rooted in UCLA’s mission, and the group was asked to craft and complete their recommendation by August 30, 2024. The report included a philosophy on when the university ought to issue official public statements, and a philosophy on when the university ought to refrain from issuing official public statements.
Membership
Michael E. Waterstone
Working Group Chair, Dean, School of Law
Antonio E. Bernardo
Dean, Anderson School of Management
Monroe Gorden, Jr.
Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs
Yolanda J. Gorman
Senior Advisor to the Chancellor and Chief of Staff
Pamela Hieronymi
Professor, Philosophy
Mary Osako
Vice Chancellor, Strategic Communications
Mark Peterson
Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, Healthy Policy & Management, and Law
Emily Rose
Assistant Provost and Chief of Staff to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
Seana Shiffrin
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Pete Kameron Professor of Law and Social Justice
Abel Valenzuela, Jr.
Dean, Division of Social Sciences