The California Faculty Association just released a report titled “California at the Edge of a Cliff: The Failure to Invest in Public Higher Education is Crushing the Economy and Crippling Our Kids’ Future.” It is similar to reports CUCFA distributed…
by Ian Kennedy From the November 21 issue of Science, the following item suggested that harassment training may not be easily dismissed: ON CAMPUS A HARD STAND. A biochemistry professor at the University of California, Irvine, has been disciplined for…
by Ian Kennedy I wanted to share with you this message I sent to Senator Barbara Boxer regarding federal fiscal stimulus plans: —————————— Senator Boxer: Thank you for your efforts on behalf of the people of California; they are certainly…
Dear Colleagues, For your information, please find below the text of an open letter to President-Elect Barack Obama and his administration in support of federal investment in higher education facilities development, published as a full-page ad in the New York…
Yesterday, Governor Schwarzenegger issued an Executive Order to reduce state costs through unpaid furloughs for state workers. He calls for a cut of 2 days a month (a 10% pay cut). He has asked CSU and UC to do the…
One of our members found the following articles about possible changes to tenure in Kentucky. *Kentucky Considers Eliminating Tenure For New Hires At Community And Technical Colleges.* The _Louisville Courier-Journal_ (12/4) reported, “Kentucky’s state-operated community and technical colleges would eliminate…
