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Three public commenters urge paid parental leave, budget transparency at UIS and fossil fuel divestment
Summary
During public comment at the March 25, 2025 University of Illinois Board of Trustees meeting speakers advocated for 12 weeks paid parental leave for university employees, greater transparency about system allocations to UIS, and fossil fuel divestment following a student referendum at UIUC.
Three speakers addressed the Board of Trustees during the March 25, 2025 public comment period, raising workplace and campus‑policy concerns: a hospital nurse sought expanded paid parental leave for university employees; a long‑time UIS employee asked for clearer explanations of how state funding is distributed across the system; and a student leader urged trustees to act on fossil‑fuel divestment following a campus referendum.
Paul Pater, an emergency department nurse at UI Health and a member of the Illinois Nurses Association, told the board he has used most of his paid time off since the birth of his daughter and urged a systemwide paid parental leave of 12 weeks. “All I'm here today is to ask for…
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