by Ian Kennedy I wanted to share with you this message I sent to Senator Barbara Boxer regarding federal fiscal stimulus plans: —————————— Senator Boxer: Thank you for your efforts on behalf of the people of California; they are certainly…
Dear Colleagues, For your information, please find below the text of an open letter to President-Elect Barack Obama and his administration in support of federal investment in higher education facilities development, published as a full-page ad in the New York…
Yesterday, Governor Schwarzenegger issued an Executive Order to reduce state costs through unpaid furloughs for state workers. He calls for a cut of 2 days a month (a 10% pay cut). He has asked CSU and UC to do the…
One of our members found the following articles about possible changes to tenure in Kentucky. *Kentucky Considers Eliminating Tenure For New Hires At Community And Technical Colleges.* The _Louisville Courier-Journal_ (12/4) reported, “Kentucky’s state-operated community and technical colleges would eliminate…
Below is a copy of the call for nominations for the Nash Prize which you received in the Senate electronic mailing of December 2. I am resending it to encourage DFA members to participate in the nomination process which is…
by Ian Kennedy In a recent San Francisco Chronicle, a member spotted the following in an article about hiring: A hardship “‘Finally, it would be a hardship to conduct a search for this position given the urgency of the budget…
In Friday’s NY Times, conservative columnist David Brook wrote about wise uses of federal stimulus funds in the Obama administration. He quoted Michael Porter of the Harvard Business School : “Send federal money to the states, but make sure a…
Some highly important news about UC’s budget and the UC Retirement Program (UCRP) came out of last week’s Regents meeting. As expected, UCRP’s investment portfolio has been hard hit by the recent economic turmoil. It has been reported that the…
PPIC’s second survey on Californians’ opinions of higher education has been released. There is a lot of useful material here for the FA’s outreach and advocacy efforts. The full survey report is available at: PPIC’s press release is pasted…
Saturday’s San Francisco Chronicle had an article about a proposal published by UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau last Friday. Birgeneau’s proposal would allow each campus to set its own individual fee level. As the Chronicle article points out, “His idea…
