by Barry McLaughlin, who serves on the systemwide FWC and on the Faculty Association board at UCSC Most faculty do not think about their retirement plan until late in their careers. They have heard that the University offers a good…
by Charles Nash The following is a brief update regarding the status of AB 1773, legislation which the UC and CSU Faculty Associations are co-sponsoring. The bill attempts to delineate the role played by the faculty in controlling the subsequent…
UC faculty do not receive retirement credit for supplementary work paid out of grants or for summer school teaching. Medical school faculty likewise receive retirement credit for only a portion of their salary. Here is the background on this problem.…
SCAPP Reminder: Recently, the Academic Senate appointed a special committee to study faculty pay and promotion practices. The committee has been asked to finish their tasks and submit a final report by May 1. We have heard from the Committee…
Update on LAO Proposed UC Budget Reductions: Report on the Senate Budget Hearing March 8, 2000 and Issues to Discuss at Assembly Budget Hearing Set for March 15: The Senate chose not to accept the LAO recommendations to cut UC’s…
The Faculty Association monitors the UC budget process and lobbies on behalf of faculty interests when the budget is discussed in the Legislature. We were pleased that the Governor’s proposal reflected faculty concerns in the Regents’ 2000-01 budget, such as…
