The focus on Wisconsin has prompted or accelerated a number of legislative actions directed at higher education around the country. The editorial pages and blogs are also ripe with oped pieces. A concern is the recent action taken by the…
The Sacramento Bee published an excellent rebuttal, written by faculty association members, to the demand by 36 senior UC administrators for higher retirement. The link to the Bee’s online version of the article is: Here’s an excerpt: Recently the…
The following is a press release that the Council of UC Faculty Associations distributed to media outlets: At their Special Meeting on Monday, December 13, the Regents of the University of California will be making decisions on two significant issues…
The UC Regents will be meeting on December 13th and voting on changes to post employment benefits as well as on recommendations from the UC Commission on the Future. The relevant portions of the Regents agenda are: UC Commission on…
The UC Regents are meeting this week. Issues to be discussed include a proposal to raise student fees yet again, this time by 8%. The student fee hike is scheduled to be discussed Thursday at 8:50 am. The Regent’s will…
According to Academic Senate Chair Dan Simmons, UC President Yudof has decided what his post employment recommendation to the Regents will be: over many objections he will recommend a second tier, a variant on option C. The Regents will discuss…
