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, arrested, and/or threatened with prosecution in trials which will most likely fail to meet even…
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 the level of rules governing the order of business at a Regents meeting. They create…
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: Honorable Governor Jerry Brown c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 445-2841…
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 represents the faculty on all UC campuses. Attached, please find a copy of a letter…
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 California and the discontinuation of the current pension plan in the absence of any plan…
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 next few weeks. Your opportunity to provide input to the Senate lasts just a couple…
The Council of UC Faculty Associations is a member of the UC Union Coalition. A Union Coalition petition in opposition to detrimental changes to UC pension benefits is available here: http://www.protectmypension.org/ Please read it and consider joining in the opposition to changes that would harm the quality of the university. Some background material about this…
A communication from the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) A UC task force appointed by President Napolitano is charged with developing a new UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) Tier 2016 for faculty and other employees hired after June 30, 2016. Under consideration are reduced benefits within UCRP and a full defined contribution alternative instead of…
Chancellor Brice Harris and Vice Chancellor Pamela D. Walker California Community Colleges, Office of the Chancellor 1102 Q St #4, Sacramento, CA 95811 Re: Supporting Timely Implementation of the Recommendations of the Chancellor’s Task Force on Accreditation, 2015 Dear Chancellor Harris and Vice Chancellor Pamela D. Walker: The Council of University of California Faculty Associations…
October 23, 2015 UC Regents’ Working Group to Develop New UC Principles Regarding Intolerance: Regent Eddie Island (chair) Regent Norm Pattiz Regent John A. Pérez Regent Bruce Varner Student Regent Avi Oved Chancellor Linda Katehi Academic Council Chair Dan Hare Vice Provost for Diversity and Engagement Yvette Gullatt. Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your service…