Free online course offerings are suddenly in the news again. First, there were a series of articles about a Silicon Valley start-up called Coursera. See, for example, “Inside the Coursera Contract: How an Upstart Company Might Profit From Free Courses”…
Today, DFA Chair Scott Shershow sent the following letter objecting to proposed changes to APM-016 to the Academic Council and to UCOP. There is still time for faculty to make their own individual concerns about these proposed changes known —…
The Board of the Davis Faculty Association invites you to join us over a beer – or soft drink – at Bar Little Prague (326 G Street, Davis – to the right of Little Prague Restaurant) at 5:00 pm on…
On March 21, 2012, the Board of the Davis Faculty Association issued a petition in support of UC Davis students and faculty facing criminal charges due to their alleged participation in a blockade of the US Bank Branch on campus.…
It is time to renew the DFA board. In accordance with DFA bylaws, a nominating committee has selected a slate of candidates to fill DFA board positions as listed below with the following code: C – continuing; R – renewing…
The Board of the Davis Faculty Association endorses the resolutions passed by the Special Committee of the Executive Council of the Davis Academic Senate in favor of the resignations of Chancellor Katehi, Vice Chancellor John Meyer, and Vice Chancellor Fred…
