On May 12th, CUCFA delivered the following letter (along with print copies of the referred report) to members of the California Senate and Assembly sitting on education budget committees: The UC Academic Senate Committee on Planning and Budget has recently Read More …
by Eric Hays and Charles Nash During the legislative session that began in January, CUCFA will be lobbying state legislators on at least three fronts: (1) Faculty Recruitment–if UC is to retain its identity as the world’s premier public university Read More …
CUCFA sent the following letter to Senator Jack Scott’s office for distribution to the Senate Education Committee: February 8, 2006 To: The Honorable Jack Scott, Chair Senate Education Committee Re: Hearing on University of California Compensation Practices, February 8, 2006 Read More …
Mr. Gerald Parsky, Chair Board of Regents University of California RE: Action Item 5C (January 18, 2006) Dear Chair Parsky: The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) has serious concerns about proceeding with a permanent division of assets between UCRP Read More …
Mr. Gerald Parsky, Chair Board of Regents University of California RE: Action Item 3C (January 18, 2006) Dear Chair Parsky: The Regents should not implement last November’s decision on the Senior Leadership Compensation Group (SLCG) as though nothing has happened Read More …
Fortunately, this is a choice that voters have not yet made and can still resist By Robert Meister, President of the Council of UC Faculty Associations. Published in the San Francisco Chronicle Jan 15, 2006. Revelations of secrecy and possible Read More …
by Charles P. Nash, VP-External Relations and Eric Hays, Director External Relations On October 26, 2005 we had our now-customary annual meeting with Assistant Vice President for Academic Advancement, Ellen Switkes, and Vice President for Budget, Larry Hershman. Among other Read More …
by Charles P. Nash, VP-External Relations and Eric Hays, Director External Relations AB 992: Law Enforcement Surveillance (T. Spitzer, R-Orange) In January of 2004 the University administration asked the 2003-2004 Academic Council to review and comment upon a request from Read More …
by Charles P. Nash, VP-External Relations and Eric Hays, Director of External Relations For reasons that appear to be infinitely more political than fiscal, Governor Schwarzenegger and the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association have joined forces with the expressed intent of Read More …