The American Association of University Professors — with which several UC Faculty Association chapters have a negotiated relationship, although the DFA does not — has been working to unionize the faculty at the University of Oregon. The AAUP has announced…
Provost Hexter and Vice Chancellor Meyer responded to DFA Chair Shershow’s letter to them regarding their message to the UC Davis community “Demonstration Management Principles and Policies” (see previous post). Their response is below: Dear Chair Shershow, We appreciate this…
Dear Provost Hexter and Vice Chancellor Meyer: I write on behalf of the Davis Faculty Association in consultation with its board to raise several serious objections to the “Demonstration Management Principles and Policies” outlined in your email to the UC…
Here are some photos from the UC Davis funeral for public higher education held on March 1st. It rained lightly, which set the mood perfectly, but turnout was rather light — perhaps fifty people. It was a good production though,…
A major mobilization is coming March 1 – 5, 2012, to put pressure on the Governor and legislature to renew support for public education in California and for raising taxes to restore the state funding that UC, the CSUs, the…
The DFA Board wanted to follow-up on the message sent last month regarding changes that UC is making to the way faculty assign patents to UC. Patents are not relevant to a large number of campus disciplines, and so the…
The Davis Faculty Association, Davis Division of the Academic Senate and Davis Division of the Academic Federation invite nominations of candidates for The Charles P. Nash Prize. The Charles P. Nash Prize is designed to reward exceptional achievement and commitment…
An upcoming event that may of of interest to DFA members: Inequality, Educational Access and the Future of the University Speakers: Senator Darrell Steinberg, Sue Dynarski, and Christopher Edley Events across UC campuses this past fall remind us of the…
The following “Faculty Fact Sheet” responds to the “Fact Sheet on Recent Campus Demonstrators” issued by the office of the Chancellor on November 27, 2011. This document was not prepared by the DFA but is rather the work of several…
On December 1st, a University-wide email was sent out by VR Election Services on behalf of the University of California, demanding faculty follow a link and electronically sign their names to an amendment to the 1997 UC Patent Agreement. While…
