About a hundred people showed up for the teach-in Monday night. Speakers included: Nathan Brown (faculty member), Tarone Bittner (of AFSME), Kaitlin Walker (graduate student), Catherine Fung (graduate student), Ian Kennedy (faculty member), Joshua Clover (faculty member), Jeffrey Bergamini (of…
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…
Legal Threats to Academic Freedom and Shared Governance in Higher Education; a presentation by Rachel Levinson, Senior Counsel at the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). November 13, Friday, at 12 noon, in the new Abbaszadeh Lecture Hall, Gallaher Hall…
Guest Craig Flanery — Executive Director of the BFA, SCFA, CUCFA and West Coast Director of AAUP Craig gave a brief history of the SCFA: founded in 1975, enabling legislation was passed in 1978 (HEERA) that meant UC had to…
At a member’s suggestion, DFA has set up a discussion board for posting comments and fostering interactions between members. Please go to to access the discussion board. There is no login requirement at present.
The rally was well attended, although not a massive turnout. Plenty of media coverage, both locally and around the state. The California Aggie ran an article in this morning’s edition, ahead of today’s events, and the Keep California’s Promise website…
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 A letter from the Academic Council should allay your fears that Shared Governance is under threat. ——————– September 9, 2009 Gary Rhoades, General Secretary, AAUP Cary Nelson, President, AAUP Executive Committee, AAUP Collective Bargaining Congress Executive Committee,…
