Turkey Trot team
Dear DFA Member, The DFA is organizing a Davis Faculty Association team in the Yolo Food Bank (YFB) “Running of the Turkeys”, Thursday, November 28, 2013. This is one of the major fund-raisers for the YFB. The starting gun goes…
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What has the DFA been up to lately?
The DFA uses a variety of advocacy strategies: we meet with and write letters to campus and system-wide administrators and to Academic Senate leaders; we organize with other faculty, staff union and student groups on this campus and in other…
Letter expressing concern over the draft UC Davis Freedom of Expression Policy
The UC Davis Blue Ribbon Freedom of Expression Committee has drafted a campuswide freedom of expression policy and is soliciting input. The draft policy is available online at: (The above page also lists methods for members of the community…
Important Changes to Health Care Plans in 2014
This is a post to alert you to an issue that will affect all members of the UCD faculty and staff. As you may have seen in an email from UCOP, UC has shifted the health insurance structures for all…
DFA Board Nominations
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…
New CUCFA Officers
The Council of UC Faculty Associations is the systemwide coordinating agency for the DFA and the FA chapters at the other UC campuses. CUCFA has just completed its annual election of officers. The new officers are: President: Prof. Patricia Morton…
Provost Hexter’s Response
The Provost responded to the DFA’s letter regarding the accommodation of students with special needs for examinations (available online at ): *From: *Ralph J Hexter *Date: *July 13, 2013 10:41:02 AM PDT *Subject: **responding to your email* Dear Professor Shershow,…
CUCFA Statement Opposing Threat to City College of San Francisco’s Accreditation
The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) opposes the recent decision of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) to revoke accreditation for City College of San Francisco (CCSF). CUCFA joins the California Conference of the American Association…
DFA Board letter to Provost Hexter re: Student Disability Center and exam accommodations
The DFA Board sent the following letter to Provost Hexter to express concerns raised by some of our members: July 11, 2013 Provost Ralph J. Hexter Mrak Hall, Fifth Floor University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA…
Privatizing UC Instruction, SB520
SB 520, a controversial bill that proposes that California public universities partner with private technology companies to provide general education classes online, continues to move through the state legislature. A June 5th article in the East Bay Express explores the…