Dear DFA members, I am forwarding to you an invitation that Walter Leal is sending out. While this is not a DFA event, I think this will likely be of interest to you. In a followup message he added: “If…
Dear DFA members, UC Davis friends and colleagues, I hope your quarter is starting off well and that you had a relaxing or productive summer, or perhaps both! While we are settling into the new academic year, fine-tuning our curriculum,…
The Davis Faculty Association participated in the UC-wide Unfair Labor Practice charges filed by the Council of UC Faculty Associations, the DFA, and six other FA chapters on September 19th. Faculty rights to teach, speak, and assemble are fundamental to…
UC proposes adding a section to the Academic Personnel Manual’s section on Faculty Conduct and the Administration of Discipline (APM-016). Specifically, a pause on the merit and promotion process is proposed when there is even an uninvestigated allegation of misconduct.…
The DFA board recently became aware of new University of California Office of the President disciplinary guidelines that apply to Senate faculty, which also are one of the alleged unfair labor practices on which UAW 4811 are currently striking. The…
Dear Davis Faculty Association members, Well, we made it through another tough and trying year. We started back to campus with a combination of in-person masked instruction, remote instruction, and other hybrid combinations. Getting our vaccinations, maybe dealing with anti-vaxxers…
