At their October meeting, the UC Regents approved the budget for 1997-98 and discussed a proposal for 1998-99. There is not room here to outline the full budget proposal , but highlights which might be of particular interest to faculty…
At the Fall Convocation, Chancellor Larry Vanderhoef outlined a proposal to change from the quarter-based academic calendar to the semester system. As Chancellor, Vanderhoef has authority over the calendar, although curricular decisions are clearly within the purview of the faculty. …
UCFA’s lobbyist, Ralph Ochoa, has just been appointed as a UC Regent to replace Claire Burgener. Since he will serve for at least one year while his confirmation is determined, the Council will need to seek new lobbying representation. It…
On October 15, the DFA sponsored a campus meeting with Assemblywoman Helen Thomson (D-Davis). We also invited Marj Dickinson from UCD’s Office of Governmental Relations and some representatives from the UCD Alumni Association. Helen served for many years as a…
The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) has elected new leadership to become effective July 1, 1997 because current President David Leonard (Pol. Sci. at UCB) and Vice President Michael Warren (Literature, UCSC) have served the two-year term to which…
A nominating committee consisting of Mark Wheelis (Microbiology), Terry Murphy (Plant Biology), and Martha Macri (Native American Studies) have selected the following slate of candidates to fill DFA Board vacancies: Chair: Jonathan Sandoval (Education) Vice Chair: Ben McCoy (Chem. Engr.)…
The DFA Board has filed a formal objection to a proposal by the UC Administration to delay the payment of salary increases associated with academic merit and promotion actions until the Governor and the Legislature have approved a State budget…
As you may remember from our March Newsletter, a recent revision of the APM Section devoted to the Cooperative Extension Specialists title series changed their salary scale linkage from the Agronomists series to the Professional Research series. As a consequence,…
The FAs have been following a number of issues in the Legislature, as we indicated in our March Newsletter: Long-Term Funding for UC — AB 1415 At UC’s request, Assembly Speaker Cruz Bustamante (D, Fresno) introduced AB 1415 which would…
The University of California is entering into a very difficult and dangerous period in its relationship with the State of California. If UC is going to survive as the premiere institution that we all value, a mobilized faculty and links…
