March 14, 2020 Dear President Napolitano, The Faculty Organizing Group at UCSC has just issued a very important letter to UCSC’s EVC Kletzer (copied below) in which they call for an act of “empathy, compassion, and responsibility” in reinstating the Read More …
Should UC affiliate with religious health systems that prohibit choice in reproductive health care and LGBTQ-inclusive care? Those prohibitions are based on policies written by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and not on any recognized medical standard of care. Read More …
Dear President Napolitano, We share with you a commitment to the mission of the University of California. Your February 14 letter to the UC Santa Cruz community, however, raises concerns among faculty across the UC system about how best to Read More …
Governor Gavin Newson presented his 2020-21 state budget proposal last Friday. The full budget summary is here. The detailed budget is also online, and the UC portion can be found here. UC Board of Regents Chair John Pérez and UC Read More …
The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) recognizes that the teaching excellence of UC depends in no small part on lecturers, who teach many of our courses (in one UC campus study, more than 40%, in terms of student credit Read More …
November 5, 2019 Lande Ajose and Joseph Freeman Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom 1303 10th Street, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: Request for a meeting to discuss implementation of Article 9 Section 9e of the California Constitution for Read More …
Below is a copy of a letter we sent to the chair and vice chair of the systemwide Academic Senate regarding the academic advisory committee for the selection of a new UC President. October 7, 2019 With President Napolitano’s announcement Read More …
September 11, 2019 Governor Gavin Newsom 1303 10th Street, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 445-2841 Fax: (916) 558-3160 Re: Support AB-130 – The Higher Education Performance, Accountability, and Coordination Commission Dear Governor Newsom, We write to you to Read More …
CUCFA signed on to a letter that was sent to the UC Regents and to the UCRS Advisory Board on August 30th: Office of the Secretary and Chief of Staff to the Regents 1111 Franklin St., 12th floor Oakland, CA Read More …
April 16th, 2019 The Honorable Connie Leyva Senate Education Committee 1020 N Street, Room 545 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: Senate Bill 715 (Galgiani) Position: Support Dear Senator Leyva: The Council of UC Faculty Associations supports Senate Bill 715 which Read More …