A signature goal of Governor Brown has been public employee pension reform. This is conceptually and politically linked to his budget initiative. Today the governor and legislative leaders announced a compromise agreement. It is possible that this will be quickly…
Free online course offerings are suddenly in the news again. First, there were a series of articles about a Silicon Valley start-up called Coursera. See, for example, “Inside the Coursera Contract: How an Upstart Company Might Profit From Free Courses”…
Today, DFA Chair Scott Shershow sent the following letter objecting to proposed changes to APM-016 to the Academic Council and to UCOP. There is still time for faculty to make their own individual concerns about these proposed changes known —…
The Board of the Davis Faculty Association invites you to join us over a beer – or soft drink – at Bar Little Prague (326 G Street, Davis – to the right of Little Prague Restaurant) at 5:00 pm on…
On March 21, 2012, the Board of the Davis Faculty Association issued a petition in support of UC Davis students and faculty facing criminal charges due to their alleged participation in a blockade of the US Bank Branch on campus.…
It is time to renew the DFA board. In accordance with DFA bylaws, a nominating committee has selected a slate of candidates to fill DFA board positions as listed below with the following code: C – continuing; R – renewing…
The Board of the Davis Faculty Association endorses the resolutions passed by the Special Committee of the Executive Council of the Davis Academic Senate in favor of the resignations of Chancellor Katehi, Vice Chancellor John Meyer, and Vice Chancellor Fred…
Dear Chair Bisson: The board of the Davis Faculty Association formally requests that the matter of the so-called “Davis Dozen” be considered as an agenda item by the Executive Council of the Faculty Senate. Specifically, we would like the Executive…
Tomorrow, Thursday April 5 at 2pm, there will be a rally on the MU Patio in support of those being prosecuted for participating in the blockade of the US Bank. Among those charged is one of our faculty colleagues, Joshua…
Dear President Yudof: The Davis Faculty Association shares your concerns with regard to hateful speech and the intimidation of minority groups at the University. However, we are troubled by some aspects of your recent letter to the University concerning an…
