CUCFA lawsuit against the Trump administration As you may recall, on September 16 CUCFA and all 10 Faculty Associations joined AAUP and UC unions to sue the Trump administration for using the August 8 UCLA “demand letter” to try to extort the UC. Given that the State’s coercion of the University is manifestly illegal, we…
Faculty filed for emergency relief under state public records law to seek settlement demand release OAKLAND – The Trump Administration wants to strong-arm the University of California behind closed doors to pay $1 billion and change policies that would rend the fabric of the world’s top public university system. Today, Judge Rebekah Evenson affirmed that…
Dear colleague, As we hope you’ve heard by now, faculty are fighting back. The Council of UC Faculty Association (CUCFA) and Faculty Associations at all ten campuses—together with AAUP, AFT International, UC-AFT, AFSCME Local 3299, UPTE CWA Local 9119, UAW 4811, California Nurses Association/National Nurses Union, and Teamsters Local 2010—have filed suit against the Trump administration’s illegal cuts….
Press release: This morning, the University of California Los Angeles Faculty Association (UCLA-FA) and the Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA) representing faculty across all ten University of California (UC) campuses, filed a lawsuit under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) demanding access to the proposed settlement agreement sent by the U.S. Department…
Dear UC Faculty: We write to you as the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA), the statewide organization of campus faculty associations, to share a statement written by CUCFA and a coalition of UC unions condemning the Trump administration’s attacks on the UC system and urging the UC administration not to capitulate to Trump’s demands….
Dear colleagues: On July 31, 2025, the Trump administration suspended federal research grants to UCLA scholars totaling over $300 million. The UCLA Faculty Association (UCLA FA) has put together an open letter protesting these cuts and demanding the UC Office of the President immediately challenge the Trump administration in court and collaborate with Governor Newsom…
On Tuesday, July 15, UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons, Georgetown University Interim President Robert M. Groves, and CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez will speak before the Committee on Education and the Workforce Hearing in Washington D.C. regarding “Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology.” The hearing is the most…
June 27, 2025 Sasha Renée Pérez, Chair Senate Education Committee 1021 O Street, Suite 6740 Sacramento, CA 95814 Subject: Oppose AB 715 Dear Chair Pérez and Members of the Senate Education Committee: The Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA) writes to express its strong opposition to AB 715. We respectfully urge you to…
June 26, 2025 President Michael V. Drake Office of the President University of California 1111 Franklin St., 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 michael.drake@ucop.edu [Delivered via Email] Dear President Drake: As you are aware, over the past several months, the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA), has mobilized in opposition to the rushed and threatening implementation…
Today, CUCFA sent the below letter forwarding the grave concern faculty have shared with us, and calling for delaying the cybersecurity mandate until appropriate safeguards are established: —————————————— May 8, 2025 Dear President Drake, UC Regents, Chancellors, and UC Senate Chairs: We recognize the urgency of digitally securing data for our students, patients, and scholarly…