Statement The events and aftermath of Charlottesville have revealed the disturbing connection between Alt-Right rhetoric of violence and the very real violence perpetrated by white supremacist groups. This situation bears dangerous parallels with the way fascist movements came to power Read More …
July 6, 2017 Regent Makarechian Chair, Finance and Capital Strategies Committee Office of the Secretary and Chief of Staff to the Regents 1111 Franklin St.12th floor Oakland, CA 94607 Mailed electronically to regentsoffice@ucop.edu for further distribution. Dear Regent Makarechian, We Read More …
June 19, 2017 Senator Kevin de León State Capitol, Room 205 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 651-4924 Re: Request that the Senate insist that the California Constitution be followed when nominating Regents to the University of California Dear Pro Tem Read More …
February 21, 2017 The Honorable Nancy Skinner State Capitol, Room 2059 Sacramento, CA 95814 fax 916-327-1997 Re: UC Faculty Support SB-201 (Skinner) Dear Senator Skinner, We of the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) wish to alert you to the Read More …
February 7, 2017 President Janet Napolitano University of California, Office of the President 1111 Franklin Street, 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 president@ucop.edu Dear President Napolitano, We applaud your clear denunciation of President Trump’s executive order restricting the ability of individuals Read More …
A tuition-free college education in California is possible. A new policy paper released today demonstrates that it is entirely possible today to provide the same accessible, low-cost university experience that California successfully offered its students from the 1960s through the Read More …
Dear President Napolitano, We applaud your timely declaration in the immediate aftermath of the election that the UC administration “remain[s] absolutely committed to supporting all members of our community and adhering to UC’s Principles Against Intolerance.”[1] Like you, we are Read More …
A University of California Chancellor must be committed both to broad access to university education and to scholarly excellence, and have a proven record of support for the value of public education. A Chancellor must recognize that, despite increases in Read More …
Dear Dr. Cline: The Council of University of California Faculty Associations is extremely alarmed by the “lock out” action taken by your administration against the faculty of LIU-Brooklyn. The action has no precedent in higher education in this country and Read More …
Dear colleagues, As you are most likely aware, over the summer a failed coup attempt in Turkey has led to an unprecedented crackdown on academic freedom in that country. Thousands of professors and teachers have been fired from their jobs, Read More …