Earlier this year the DFA and CUCFA (Council of UC Faculty Associations) apprised President Yudof of our concerns about the proposed changes to management of the UC natural reserve system. CUCFA sent him a letter expressing our concerns. We have…
You may be interested in the Business Week article below about corporatization of higher ed, which includes commentary from UC Berkeley Chancellor Birgeneau. The article is available at
by Terence Murphy, DFA Board member You probably received the e-missive from Office of the President on the comparison of the 2006 and 2007 budgets. I thought that the analysis was incomplete, not including the relative increases in the various…
UC has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) that asks for bids to manage our Defined Benefits program. This has been managed up until now from UCOP in Oakland. It indicates that privatization of the functions of UCOP continues. The…
Ian Kennedy today received a letter from President Mark Yudof in response to our communication about the results of the DFA survey on the direction of UC Davis. He expressed appreciation of our willingness to share our opinions about the…
The Council of UC Faculty Associations recently wrote to President Yudof concerning the status of the UC Natural Reserve System and the impact of reorganization of UCOP. Our letter is attached. The DFA and CUCFA can help to emphasize important…
