CUCFA and other UC organizations are gearing up for the spring legislative budgeting session. As a first step toward the March 4th day of action, the UCSC FA is collecting signatures of supportive faculty from all campuses at the Checking…
There have been several articles of likely interest to DFA members recently. First, Ian Kennedy points out an article in the Los Angeles Times about proposals to change how tenure is awarded. Here is an excerpt: “The leader of the…
An interesting article by Bob Samuels is at: A taste: “To understand how both public and private research universities have gotten themselves into this mess, one needs to understand five inter-related factors: the state de-funding of public education, the…
A trio of stories today covering UC and higher education in California: National Public Radio’s report on the state of UC is at this URL: Yudof makes an appearance. You should read his comments. ———————————– The Public Policy Institute…
The Davis Faculty Association endorses UCB faculty member George Lakoff’s efforts to simplify California’s budgeting process. Please read his message to faculty below: ———————— To: UC, CSU, and Community College Faculty From: George Lakoff Re: Ballot Initiative Dear Friends: Are…
CUCFA has posted a new working paper to the Keep California’s Promise site: Executive Summary: It is widely recognized that large reductions in state funding and sizeable increases in student fees have eroded quality and accessibility in California’s three-segment…
The proposed Regents’ budget for 2010-2011 is now online. Long version: Really long version: “Key elements” include: maintaining only a 4% employer contributions and 2% employee contributions to the UC Retirement Plan for the duration of 2010-11; preserving…
An article in the California Aggie about proposed legislation to begin taxing oil extraction to create funds for public higher education quotes DFA member Joe Kiskis. The full article is at and here is an excerpt: AB 656 proposes…
About a hundred people showed up for the teach-in Monday night. Speakers included: Nathan Brown (faculty member), Tarone Bittner (of AFSME), Kaitlin Walker (graduate student), Catherine Fung (graduate student), Ian Kennedy (faculty member), Joshua Clover (faculty member), Jeffrey Bergamini (of…
