Senate leaders have had a letter published in the New York Times support of State funding of the University: “We, the leaders of faculty governance of the 10 University of California campuses, read Deborah Solomon’s interview of President Yudof (Sept.…
by Ian Kennedy A letter from the Academic Council should allay your fears that Shared Governance is under threat. ——————– September 9, 2009 Gary Rhoades, General Secretary, AAUP Cary Nelson, President, AAUP Executive Committee, AAUP Collective Bargaining Congress Executive Committee,…
by Ian Kennedy The imposition of furloughs on non-teaching days, on top of budget cuts and other draconian reductions in the operation of our university, demand a reasoned, effective, and broadly supported response from the faculty in consultation with the…
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…
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…
We encourage our members to add their comments to both the DFA and the Davis Senate web sites in regard to furlough implementation plans. The DFA site is also open to the FA members from other campuses and we plan…
