Dear Chancellor May and Provost Croughan, We were quite surprised to read in the Davis Enterprise about the proposed elimination of the Physical Education Program. There are three aspects to this that give pause. First, many thousands of students participate…
Dear Davis Faculty Association Members, The following information was sent to American Association of University Professors (AAUP) as one of their regular newsletters to members. If you are not already a member of the AAUP, the DFA participates in the…
Dear DFA members: Campuses across the country are moving to remote teaching. Dozens of campuses are postponing the start of spring quarter to give faculty, students and staff time to make that move. The Council of UC Faculty Associations has…
UC is conducting a search for a new President to replace Janet Napolitano. The Davis Faculty Association has been working actively to ensure both an open search process and candidate commitment to shared governance and to renewed state funding for…
As you probably are aware, President Napolitano is stepping down in Summer 2020, and the Regents have initiated a search for her replacement. Increasingly, such searches for leadership positions at the nation’s public universities are being conducted by private “headhunter…
Prepared on behalf of the DFA Board by Joe Kiskis, who acknowledges discussions with UCLA Professor Dan Mitchell and assistance from Eric Hays. This is an update on activity at UCOP related to medical benefits for active employees and to…
