The Council of the University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA) urges brisk and open discussion within and without the university community of the Board of Regents’ choice of Janet Napolitano to replace Mark Yudof as the new President of the University of California. We also urge Janet Napolitano to join in these discussions. She was…
The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) opposes the recent decision of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) to revoke accreditation for City College of San Francisco (CCSF). CUCFA joins the California Conference of the American Association of University Professors, the American Federation of Teachers and the California Federation of Teachers in…
On May 10th, CUCFA President Robert Meister sent the following open letter to Coursera founder Daphne Koller: Can Venture Capital Deliver on the Promise of the Public University? An Open Letter to Daphne Koller, Co-Founder and Co-President of Coursera and Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University Dear Professor Koller, Because I share your vision…
On March 8th, the Council of UC Faculty Associations sent the following letter to the Regents’ Special Committee to Consider the Selection of a President and the Academic Senate Committee that advises said committee. March 8, 2013 Sherry Lansing, Chair Regents’ Special Committee to Consider the Selection of a President University of California 1111 Franklin…
CUCFA does not yet have a position on either whether the substance of the recently modified Patent Agreement actually changes the terms of the previous agreement, nor on whether there has been sufficient consultation with the Academic Senate. Questions have been raised by several faculty, however, about both these issues. In this ongoing controversy, here…
For more information about what Propositions 30 and 38 mean for UC, read the Berkeley Faculty Association’s two page explanation of why we are recommending Yes on Proposition 30, No on Proposition 38. For information on Proposition 32, here is a link to the California League of Women Voters article about the measure and why…
September 5, 2012 Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 558-3160 Re: UC Faculty Support SB 259 Dear Governor Brown, We of the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) wish to alert you to the fact that many faculty support SB 259, which would allow UC’s…
A signature goal of Governor Brown has been public employee pension reform. This is conceptually and politically linked to his budget initiative. Today the governor and legislative leaders announced a compromise agreement. It is possible that this will be quickly enacted and signed as the session closes in the next few days. This package is…
August 6, 2012 Senator Michael J. Rubio State Capitol, Room 2066 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 327-5989 RE: SCA 22 Dear Senator Rubio, The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) shares your concerns about access to the University of California for California resident undergraduates. Current and pending UC policies create perverse incentives that undermine the…
A similar letter was sent on the same day to Senator Darrell Steinberg, Chair of the Senate Rules Committee. July 29, 2012 Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 558-3160 Re: University of California Regent Vacancies Dear Governor Brown, As you know, there are currently three…