Dear colleagues, By now, you may have heard that the University of California is requiring all employees to comply with the cybersecurity mandate issued last year by the University of California Office of the President (UCOP). Deadlines vary across UC…
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…
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 Colleagues, We write to share information with you about the possibility of an upcoming strike by UAW, and to remind everyone of faculty rights in the event of such a strike. 48,000 employees at the University of…
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…
