This recent New York Times article points out that the disparity between salaries are growing both between institutions and between faculty and administrators. Here’s an excerpt: “In 2010, the 10 top-earning presidents made, on average, 4.4 times what a typical…
The Legislative Analyst’s Office released a report today “University of California Faculty Recruiting and Retention.” This report challenges UCOP’s findings that faculty compensation is lagging, finding instead that UC’s average salary (apx. $120,000 — excludes health sciences and law) is…
The Davis Faculty Association, Davis Division of the Academic Senate, the Academic Federation and the Nash family invite nominations of candidates for The Charles P. Nash Prize for the academic year 2012 – 2013. The Charles P. Nash Prize is…
Several unions representing UC employees — AFSCME, CNA and UPTE — have hired Pension Trustee Advisors, Inc. (PensionTrusteeAdvisors.com), to examine the UC Retirement System. This pension consultant will be presenting the results of his research online in a “webinar” to…
CUCFA President Bob Meister was quoted extensively in an article about the importance of Proposition 30 to public higher education published in the Huffington Post Tuesday. The full article is online at And here is an excerpt: When Gov.…
For background information about Propositions 30 and 38, see Prop 30 will raise the sales tax 0.25% for four years and increase personal income taxes on high earners for seven years to fund schools, provide general fund revenues, and…
Please see the following invitation. The DFA is co-sponsoring a meeting of a group of faculty from northern UC campuses on Sunday October 28 from 12-2 PM, to discuss possible actions we can take in defense of the public nature…
Professor Robert Powell, recent past Chair of CHMS from 2002-2011, and now Chair of the UC system-wide Academic Senate, will present a special talk this Monday at noon entitled: The University of California: Access, Affordability, and Excellence in an Environment…
If you have the opportunity, in the next few days, it might be kind to remind students, some of whom have only just come of voting age, that the deadline to register to vote is Monday. This does not have…
Dear DFA members, The Davis Faculty Association, acting in association with CUCFA (the Council of University of California Faculty Associations), has formally endorsed SB 259, a bill currently awaiting Governor Brown’s signature. This bill guarantees Graduate Student Researchers the right…
