…Asked Vice-Provost Horwitz how the new diversity language included in merit and promotion actions would affect faculty. Her response: “I do not interpret the revised languages in APM 210/240/245A as altering the criteria for merit or promotion.” …Investigated a complaint…
by Ian Kennedy At the October meeting of the Davis Faculty Association Board, discussion centered on the financial solvency and viability of the Association. Despite some recent, modest successes in recruiting, membership in the Association over the past year has…
by Ian Kennedy On Friday August 25th, I attended a meeting of the Council of University of California Faculty Associations at the UC Office of the President (UCOP) in Oakland. The Council was represented by Bob Meister (CUCFA President and…
by Charles P. Nash Around November 1 of each year the status of retiree health benefits becomes a matter of immediate concern to the Emeriti members of the various Faculty Associations and the Emeriti Associations on all the UC campuses.…
(reposted from ) CUCFA was very active this legislative session. What follows are updates on the bills that we acted on and discussed with legislators. The Budget: This year the state budget was reasonably generous to UC, providing funding above…
Let us introduce you to the Davis Faculty Association, a member of the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA). Independent of UC, we lobby on your behalf. If you find our goals and actions to be in your interest, we…
To: Dan Simmons, Chair, Davis Division of the Academic Senate From: Ian Kennedy, Chair, Board of the Davis Faculty Association Subject: Formal review of draft APM 700-10 Date: May 8, 2006 The Davis Faculty Association Board is aware of the…
March 18, 2006 email (standard text is the original DFA letter, blue Arial text is Prof. Barbara Horwitz’s response). Professor Kennedy I apologize for the lateness of my reply to your inquiry of Jan. 28th. As indicated in my responses…
by Eric Hays and Charles Nash During the legislative session that began in January, CUCFA will be lobbying state legislators on at least three fronts: (1) Faculty Recruitment–if UC is to retain its identity as the world’s premier public university…
