An article in yesterday’s SF Chronicle about SB 217, a piece of legislation about UC and CSU executive compensation that CUCFA has been tracking all year. The full article is available at: an excerpt is pasted below: Lawmakers kill…
Faculty dissatisfaction with the furlough policy laid out by Interim Provost Lawrence Pitts continues. The following is a strong objection from the UCSC Academic Senate essentially asking UCSC’s Chancellor to ignore the Pitts letter: —————- August 27, 2009 Chancellor George…
We received a response from UC President Yudof to the letter CUCFA sent August 10th. The full text of the CUCFA letter was sent to the DFA members earlier and is available at Below, please find the text of…
Here’s an Op-Ed about the privatization of UC written by UCSB professor Robert Williams for his local paper. It appeared this past Thursday, the day Yudof showed up in town for a luncheon hosted by local businessmen: ———————— It is…
We have learned via the UCB Senate of votes by the UC Senate with respect to furloughs and the UC Commission on the Future. We pass this on for your information. Begin forwarded message: I’m writing to pass on some…
by Bob Meister, President, Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) Emergency powers are typically used to impose secrecy and sidestep normal procedures. The “Extreme Financial Emergency” declared by the Regents allows President Yudof do this. He can “suspend the operation…
