Tenure, compensation, and Yudof at UT
A DFA member noted reference to our own Mark Yudof in a article from the Texas FA in regard to tenure and compensation at the UT system. Yudof is mentioned in passing.
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Survey of UCD Administration
During the Spring Quarter the Davis Faculty Association conducted a survey of faculty with regard to the performance of the Office of Research and Graduate Studies. The results are online at: We have posted statistics as well as detailed…
Independence of UC threatened – proposal by Yee
You should be aware that considerable forces are aligning to push for a fundamental change in the operation of the University of California. Senator Yee has a web site at that promotes his proposal to shift our oversight and…
How the budget situation is playing out at UCR
UC Riverside has announced plans to cut their costs. See the link at They are planning for 16 days of furlough, of which 13 would be unpaid holidays.
Have a drink on us, Wed. 10th at Sudwerk
Please forward this message to your colleagues! The Board of the Davis Faculty Association invites you to join us over a beer – or soft drink – at Davis’s Sudwerk restaurant at 4:30pm on Wednesday 10th June. The first drink…
Report from Monday’s State Budget Conference Committee Meeting
by Joe Kiskis and Eric Hays Several hundred people from up and down the state converged on the John Burton hearing room for the afternoon sessions which covered K-12 education, child care and development, and then higher education. Attendance at…
State Budget, UC Cuts, Autonomy Threatened
A lot of recent activity in Sacramento that could hurt UC faculty. Ian Kennedy, DFA Chair, has asked me to send out this quick summary. First of all, the Governor professes to take from the special election results that Californians…
CUCFA Opposes Proposition 1A
Proposition 1A: Part of the problem, not part of a solution. The Council of University of California Faculty Associations announced today that it opposes Proposition 1A on the May 19 Special Election ballot. Proposition 1A would exacerbate the structural deficiencies…
Survey #3 – First Administrator Evaluation
The DFA has begun conducting regular surveys of UC Davis faculty. Our first survey asked faculty if they thought UC Davis should use the upcoming change of Chancellor to strike out in a new direction. That survey resulted in significant…
News article in SF Chron about UC Pension Fund Losing 1/3rd of Its Value
The San Francisco Chronicle published an article that discusses the health of the UC Retirement Plan. An excerpt follows: UC pension fund lost third of its value in 2008 by Jim Doyle, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, April 16, 2009 According…