Faculty dissatisfaction with the furlough policy laid out by Interim Provost Lawrence Pitts continues. The following is a strong objection from the UCSC Academic Senate essentially asking UCSC’s Chancellor to ignore the Pitts letter: —————- August 27, 2009 Chancellor George…
Plenty of familiar themes in this press release from AAUP’s Collective Bargaining Congress: ———————– AAUP’s Collective Bargaining Congress (CBC) Executive Committee Issues Resolution For Release: August 18, 2009 – Howard Bunsis, AAUP CBC Chair – Washington, D.C. Turn it around;…
We received a response from UC President Yudof to the letter CUCFA sent August 10th. The full text of the CUCFA letter was sent to the DFA members earlier and is available at Below, please find the text of…
Texas can see opportunities where California can see only problems. We may have exchanged one Texan for many talented Californians. From: Texas universities should capitalize on California’s budget shortfall The emergency budget deal that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two…
In case you missed it, UC is planning for over $1 billion in capital works by using bond sales. UCOP is not forthcoming on details. From: UC issuing bonds for capital projects The University of California released the preliminary…
Here’s an Op-Ed about the privatization of UC written by UCSB professor Robert Williams for his local paper. It appeared this past Thursday, the day Yudof showed up in town for a luncheon hosted by local businessmen: ———————— It is…
As you know, a commission on the Future of UC has been instituted by Chair Gould of the Regents. Its membership has caused some real concern. CUCFA and Faculty Associations have offered the following input to Gould and Yudof: August…
We have learned via the UCB Senate of votes by the UC Senate with respect to furloughs and the UC Commission on the Future. We pass this on for your information. Begin forwarded message: I’m writing to pass on some…
by Bob Meister, President, Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) Emergency powers are typically used to impose secrecy and sidestep normal procedures. The “Extreme Financial Emergency” declared by the Regents allows President Yudof do this. He can “suspend the operation…
We have received 57 responses to the furlough survey to date. On the main question of whether furlough days should be scheduled on instructional days, 43 said at least some furlough days should be scheduled on teaching days, 7 were…
