Category Faculty Governance

Faculty Governance, Financing Higher Ed, Future of UC, State Politics, UC Administration

News and Updates

Prepared on behalf of the DFA Board by Joe Kiskis. As a service to Davis Faculty Association members, this informal newsletter will be emailed to members several times a year as developments warrant. The goal is to draw attention to items of…

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March 8, 2017

Calls to Action, Faculty Governance, Financing Higher Ed, Future of UC, State Politics, Student Issues, UC Administration, Working Together

“Starving the Beast” Screening and Director’s Talk

The DFA is hosting a screening of STARVING THE BEAST followed by a talk by that film’s director, Steve Mims, on the current situation confronting public universities. “Starving the Beast” is a documentary about the crises in education that has…

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February 17, 2017

Faculty Governance, Future of UC, UC Administration

Alarming Changes to UC Regent’s Governance Structure

Today the Regents voted on sweeping changes to the way the University of California is governed. The following articles describe some of the significance and context of this vote.

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July 20, 2016

Calls to Action, Faculty Governance, Faculty Welfare, Future of UC, Pensions, State Politics, UC Administration, Working Together

We Support the UC Academic Senate Resolution Rejecting the “2016 Tier Pension Plan”

On February 10, 2016, the Assembly of the Academic Senate of the University of California adopted the following resolution and sent it to UC President Janet Napolitano: The Assembly rejects the imposition of the PEPRA cap on the University of…

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February 15, 2016

Calls to Action, Faculty Governance, Faculty Welfare, Pensions

Act now to prevent further degradation of our retirement system

The University of California is currently considering introducing a new pension plan for its employees hired after 2016. These proposed changes will dramatically reduce pension benefits for most new faculty. The Davis Academic Senate is planning to have two town hall events to discuss these proposals, one on Monday, January 25, at 10 am, at the UCD Med Center's Center for Health and Technology lecture hall 1341. The other on January 28, at 10 am, in MU II. Please attend to learn more details or to express your opinion on these issues. The Davis Academic Senate has also set up a comment form at where you can express your concerns about this plan. Your opportunity to provide input to the Senate lasts just a couple weeks. For some purposes, it will be most effective to provide input this week. Please read on for additional background and contact information.

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January 20, 2016

Calls to Action, Faculty Governance, Faculty Welfare, Future of UC, Pensions, Privatization, State Politics, UC Administration, Working Together

Petition opposing changes to the UC retirement plan

The Davis Faculty Association, via the Council of UC Faculty Associations, is a member of the UC Union Coalition. A Union Coalition petition in opposition to detrimental changes to UC pension benefits is available here: Please read it and…

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December 17, 2015