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 …
By Robert Meister This is more than alarming–it is the end of shared governance as a constitutional principle in the UC system. A whole jurisprudence has grown up around the idea that the Standing Orders are not mere policies/procedures at Read More …
Today, the Reclaim the Master Plan for Higher Education coalition, of which CUCFA is a member, sent a letter to the Governor and State Legislators, asking for a state budget that supports public higher education. The full letter is below: Read More …
March 18, 2016 University of California Regents Office of the Secretary and Chief of Staff to the Regents 1111 Franklin St.,12th floor Oakland, CA 94607 Dear Regents, I write you as President of the Council of UC Faculty Associations, which Read More …