According to the Bowling Green State University Faculty Association: “on January 18, 2013 the president of Bowling Green State University, Mary Ellen Mazey, announced that the administration would be eliminating 100 hard-working and dedicated non-tenure track faculty at the end…
Members of the Davis Faculty Association should be aware of an ongoing issue regarding funding to support healthcare and retirement counseling programs on this campus. The basic facts of the current situation are as follows. The Office of the President…
Governor Brown released his 2013-14 budget proposal yesterday. He is proposing increasing state general fund money to UC from $2.504 billion in the 2011-12 year to $2.567 billion in 2012-13, and $2.846 billion in 2013-14. UC is one of the…
The following letter was sent today from Davis Faculty Association Chair Scott Shershow to UCD Chancellor Linda Katehi: ——————- Chancellor Linda Katehi Fifth floor, Mrak Hall University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 via e-mail Dear Chancellor…
This recent New York Times article points out that the disparity between salaries are growing both between institutions and between faculty and administrators. Here’s an excerpt: “In 2010, the 10 top-earning presidents made, on average, 4.4 times what a typical…
The Legislative Analyst’s Office released a report today “University of California Faculty Recruiting and Retention.” This report challenges UCOP’s findings that faculty compensation is lagging, finding instead that UC’s average salary (apx. $120,000 — excludes health sciences and law) is…
The Davis Faculty Association, Davis Division of the Academic Senate, the Academic Federation and the Nash family invite nominations of candidates for The Charles P. Nash Prize for the academic year 2012 – 2013. The Charles P. Nash Prize is…
Several unions representing UC employees — AFSCME, CNA and UPTE — have hired Pension Trustee Advisors, Inc. (PensionTrusteeAdvisors.com), to examine the UC Retirement System. This pension consultant will be presenting the results of his research online in a “webinar” to…
CUCFA President Bob Meister was quoted extensively in an article about the importance of Proposition 30 to public higher education published in the Huffington Post Tuesday. The full article is online at And here is an excerpt: When Gov.…
For background information about Propositions 30 and 38, see Prop 30 will raise the sales tax 0.25% for four years and increase personal income taxes on high earners for seven years to fund schools, provide general fund revenues, and…
