DFA chair Ian Kennedy asked that I forward on to the members of the DFA the following, a response by the Berkeley chapter Faculty Association to certain proposals made by the UC Commission on the Future, especially as seen in…
The Daily Californian has an article today by Travis Donselman titled “Salaries Responsible for Budget Gap” The full article is at: An excerpt follows: The amount of the University budget gap is half of the $1 billion or so…
Article excerpt: Faculty members and administrators in Texas are speaking out about a recent state law that requires them to post specific, detailed information about their classroom assignments, curricula vitae, department budgets, and the results of student evaluations. A conservative…
A DFA member came across these news items about efforts by Erskine Bowles at UNC to rein in administrative bloat. Our member thought that our Chancellor might also be interested in this issue so we are forwarding the email to…
On Saturday, 17 April, the Sacramento Bee published an Op Ed piece by a UC Santa Barbara freshman who essentially accused UC faculty of being greedy hypocrites. Among other things, Mr. Schneider wrote that: “Though the path to full…
Chris Newfield is a Professor at UCSB. He is a former Chair of the UC systemwide Planning and Budget Committee and he has been active in the Council of UC FA’s. He is very knowledgeable about the University. I have…
If you missed Monday’s Post-Employment Benefits Forum, you can view the Powerpoint presentation, and also watch a webcast of the session. Details from Sue Barnes: Dear Colleague, *Click here for the Powerpoint presentation <http://www.hr.ucdavis.edu/benefits/2rs/pebpp-419>.* Links to a video recording of…
Deadline extended to Monday, April 19, 2010 Please join us on Monday evening, April 26, 2010 for the 3rd Annual Charles P. Nash Prize celebration dinner to recognize the achievements of this year’s recipient, Ian Kennedy. The Charles P. Nash…
All Out to the 2nd Statewide Mobilization Conference Against Privatization of Public Education When? April 24th. Where? Los Angeles, Santee Education Complex, 1921 South Maple Avenue. The future of public education in this state – particularly for the working class…
The Systemwide Academic Senate committee on Planning and Budget has released a report that essentially continues the narrative begun in their earlier “Futures” (“released in 2006) and “Cuts” (released in 2008) reports. CUCFA officers participated in the creation of these…
