On February 18, CUCFA delivered the following letter to President Drake, Provost Newman, Academic Senate Chair Cheung, members of the APC Workgroup, and the Division Senate Chairs. February 18, 2025 Dear President Drake, Provost Newman, Academic Senate Chair Cheung, members of the Read More …
Below is a summary of comments submitted in our survey of UC faculty regarding the Academic Planning Council (APC)’s convening of a joint Senate-Administration workgroup focused on the possibility of a common systemwide calendar. The full collection of comments (as Read More …
CUCFA has recently surveyed UC faculty regarding the Academic Planning Council (APC)’s convening of a joint Senate-Administration workgroup focused on the possibility of a common systemwide calendar. We have collected 1,263 survey responses to date. As of February 12th, we Read More …
Dear Colleagues, We write to inform you that at UCOP’s request, the Academic Planning Council (APC) has convened a joint Senate-Administration workgroup focused on the possibility of a common systemwide semester calendar. You can see its charge, composition, and plans Read More …
CUCFA President Constance Penley participated in a UC Regent’s townhall soliciting input on the hiring of a new UC President. Here is what she said: The Council of UC Faculty Associations is an umbrella organization for each UC campus’s Faculty Read More …
We signed on to the University of California Student Association and UC Union Coalition letter to UC President Michael Drake: January 16, 2025 Dear President Michael V. Drake, In light of the recent election and the upcoming transition to a Read More …
Faculty from across the UC system — long synonymous with the Free Speech Movement — have organized to fight a systematic, illegal campaign to repress academic freedom Los Angeles, CA – Today, the Council of University of California Faculty Associations Read More …
A PDF version of the following letter is available here. August 23, 2024 Melissa Matella Associate Vice President Employee & Labor Relations University of California Melissa.Matella@ucop.edu Dear Associate Vice President Matella, UC informed us at our meeting on July 25th Read More …
August 11, 2024 President Michael V. Drake Office of the President University of California 1111 Franklin St., 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 Delivered via Email to: michael.drake@ucop.edu Dear President Drake, The Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA) is Read More …
UC proposes adding a section to the Academic Personnel Manual’s section on Faculty Conduct and the Administration of Discipline (APM-016). Specifically, a pause on the merit and promotion process is proposed when there is even an uninvestigated allegation of misconduct. Read More …