by Myrna Hays A nominating committee consisting of Alan Jackman (Chem. Engr.), Kathryn Radke (Animal Science), and David Robertson (English) has proposed candidates to fill DFA Board positions as listed below (with the following code R – re-elect; C –…
by Ben McCoy The Representative Assembly on April 23 approved the Faculty Welfare Committee’s recommendation to form a Special Committee on Parking Issues. Concern has grown since a 1997 long range plan revealed that “A” parking sticker costs could increase…
by Peter Hays As a way of increasing capacity at UC and CSU without having to construct new campuses or new buildings at existing campuses in the near term, a bill ( AB 126) asks CSU and UC to increase…
by Myrna Hays Background: When we reported on the threat to faculty salaries posed by the Governor’s 1999-2000 budget, which included a reduction of $51M from UC’s base budget and discontinuation of the $70M of one-time funding available in the…
Late in the academic year 1997-98, DFA learned through Ken Ealy, Employee Relations, that UCD planned to increase parking fees dramatically for 1998-99: “A” stickers (for faculty) rates would rise from $360 annually to $408 (monthly from $30 to $34).…
Key Legislation (Introduced as of Jan. 25): In keeping with Gov. Davis’s agenda for affordability, accessibility and accountability in education issues, several bills deal with admission issues and student fees [Note: The Regents discussed the possibility of raising student fees…
