February 18, 2015 Senators Ricardo Lara and Anthony Cannella State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814-4900 Re: SCA 1 Position: Oppose Dear Senators Lara and Cannella, The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) opposes SCA 1. While some actions of the Regents and the UC administration generate criticism with which we concur, we do not believe that…
Dear Governor Brown: The escalating crisis in higher education requires a reaffirmation of the State of California’s commitment to the Master Plan for Higher Education. As key stakeholders representing well over 2 million students, staff and faculty throughout the State’s three higher education systems — California Community Colleges, California State University and the University of…
Discussion of state funding for and tuition at the University of California at Wednesday’s Board of Regents meeting was remarkable both for its candor and for the absence of original ideas and creative approaches from the UC leadership or the politicians on the board. It served only to give all parties a very public forum…
The Council of UC Faculty Associations holds Governor Jerry Brown’s slashing of public higher education responsible for UC President Napolitano’s recent proposal to budget for 5% tuition increases every year for the next 5 years. Raising tuition is not the solution. There is a better way: provide California students and their families high quality, affordable…
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA) announced that they have agreed to work together as partner organizations in “defense and promotion of academic freedom, shared university governance, and the economic security of all those engaged in teaching and research in higher education.” In a…
On Friday Sept. 5, Chancellor Dirks of UC Berkeley circulated an open statement to his campus community that sought to define the limits of appropriate debate at Berkeley. Issued as the campus approaches the 50th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement, Chancellor Dirks’ statement, with its evocation of civility, echoes language recently used by the…
Dear Governor Brown: As advocates of higher education, we are writing to urge you to approve AB 1476 — an amendment to the FY 2014-2015 State Budget that provides an additional $100 million for the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) systems. Given the State’s improved financial position, this funding could…
On August 19, CUCFA sent the following letter to the members of the Senate Rules committee. Senator Darrell Steinberg State Capitol, Room 205 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 651-4906 Dear Senate Pro Tem Steinberg, The Council of UC Faculty Associations requests that the Rules Committee reject the slate of four nominees proposed by the Governor…
On July 6, CUCFA started a conversation with UCOP by sending a letter (see below) to UC President Janet Napolitano. Aimee Dorr responded to the letter on behalf of UCOP (see the second letter below, received August 4th), and CUCFA responded to that letter (see third letter below, dated August 10th). President Janet Napolitano Office…
On June 18th, 2014, CUCFA sent the following letter to the Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee. Senator Norma Torres, Chair Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee 1020 N Street, #568 Sacramento, CA 95814 fax 916-323-1749 Re: UC Faculty Support AB 1834 (Williams) Dear Senator Torres, We of the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA)…