Your students may have a lot of questions about the impending fee increases, and about the funding situation of UC in general. Faculty and students at UC Davis are sponsoring a teach-in from 7 to 9 pm on Monday in…
Some UC faculty members, staff, and students are calling for a strike to protest the proposed 32% student fee increase. The strike is to roughly coincide with the upcoming UC Regents meeting: November 18, 19, and 20. The DFA has…
An analysis by CUCFA has found that UC is using student fees as collateral to obtain favorable rates on bonds issued for construction. The details are now being made public. Here is an one page preview of a longer article,…
UCD faculty who are teaching on the 24th may want to consider using the opportunity to inform and teach students about the issues that have caused the University to reach its current state. As mentioned in an earlier message, the…
Students, faculty and the UPTE union are organizing a rally at noon on the Quad on the 24th September. If you intend to teach that day, you might want to inform your class of this activity.
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…
