“The finances of the University of California will finally be examined by the state auditor as a result of an official request by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo). After several improprieties and poor decision-making by UC executives, the Joint…
CUCFA and other UC organizations are gearing up for the spring legislative budgeting session. As a first step toward the March 4th day of action, the UCSC FA is collecting signatures of supportive faculty from all campuses at the Checking…
There have been several articles of likely interest to DFA members recently. First, Ian Kennedy points out an article in the Los Angeles Times about proposals to change how tenure is awarded. Here is an excerpt: “The leader of the…
An interesting article by Bob Samuels is at: A taste: “To understand how both public and private research universities have gotten themselves into this mess, one needs to understand five inter-related factors: the state de-funding of public education, the…
A trio of stories today covering UC and higher education in California: National Public Radio’s report on the state of UC is at this URL: Yudof makes an appearance. You should read his comments. ———————————– The Public Policy Institute…
The DFA received the following message from the CA Majority Rule Campaign and are forwarding it on to our members: Californians for Democracy CA Majority Rule Campaign Newsletter Why We Can! The California Democracy Act is the start of a…
A member mailed us the following article about immediate furloughs and cuts at the University of Illinois. Full article is at: An excerpt follows: …The cuts affect employees on all three Illinois campuses, in Urbana-Champaign, Chicago and Springfield. Ikenberry…
The Davis Faculty Association endorses UCB faculty member George Lakoff’s efforts to simplify California’s budgeting process. Please read his message to faculty below: ———————— To: UC, CSU, and Community College Faculty From: George Lakoff Re: Ballot Initiative Dear Friends: Are…
CUCFA has posted a new working paper to the Keep California’s Promise site: Executive Summary: It is widely recognized that large reductions in state funding and sizeable increases in student fees have eroded quality and accessibility in California’s three-segment…
The Sacramento Bee reported that the Governor is considering providing State funding to CalPERS, in excess of the amount requested by CalPERS itself. See The DFA has written a letter, under the CUCFA letterhead and signature, to the Governor protesting…
