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 …
On February 10, 2016, the Assembly of the Academic Senate of the University of California adopted the following resolution and sent it to UC President Janet Napolitano: The Assembly rejects the imposition of the PEPRA cap on the University of Read More …
The University of California is currently considering introducing a new pension plan for its employees hired after 2016. These proposed changes will dramatically reduce pension benefits for most new faculty. The Academic Senate will be reviewing the proposals over the Read More …