On Tuesday, July 15, UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons, Georgetown University Interim President Robert M. Groves, and CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez will speak before the Committee on Education and the Workforce Hearing in Washington D.C. regarding “Antisemitism in Higher Education: Examining the Role of Faculty, Funding, and Ideology.” The hearing is the most…
June 27, 2025 Sasha Renée Pérez, Chair Senate Education Committee 1021 O Street, Suite 6740 Sacramento, CA 95814 Subject: Oppose AB 715 Dear Chair Pérez and Members of the Senate Education Committee: The Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA) writes to express its strong opposition to AB 715. We respectfully urge you to…
June 26, 2025 President Michael V. Drake Office of the President University of California 1111 Franklin St., 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 michael.drake@ucop.edu [Delivered via Email] Dear President Drake: As you are aware, over the past several months, the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA), has mobilized in opposition to the rushed and threatening implementation…
Today, CUCFA sent the below letter forwarding the grave concern faculty have shared with us, and calling for delaying the cybersecurity mandate until appropriate safeguards are established: —————————————— May 8, 2025 Dear President Drake, UC Regents, Chancellors, and UC Senate Chairs: We recognize the urgency of digitally securing data for our students, patients, and scholarly…
May 4, 2025 Senator Scott Wiener 1021 O Street, Suite 8620 Sacramento, CA 95814 Subject: Support SB 829 — California Institute for Scientific Research: CalRx Initiative: vaccines Dear Senator Wiener: The Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA) supports SB 829 (Wiener). This bill would create the California Institute for Scientific Research (CISR). CISR…
Summary of CUCFA Concerns Regarding the UCOP Cyber Security Mandate The University of California is requiring all employees to comply with a cybersecurity mandate issued last year by the University of California Office of the President (UCOP). Deadlines vary across UC campuses, but all are requiring compliance at some point within the coming weeks. We…
Dear Assemblymembers Fong, Patel, and Quirk-Silva, I am writing to express deep concern over AB 1217, AB 684, and AB 500, which seek to interfere in the University of California’s admissions process. The State of California, through Article IX, Section 9 of the California Constitution, has entrusted the Regents of the University of California with…
Dear President Drake, Provost Newman, Senate Chair Cheung, and Chancellors, The Council of University of California Faculty Associations and University Council-AFT Local 1474 urgently call upon UCOP to address the revocation of visas and deportation of international students at the University of California. It has been reported that in the past week alone, at least…
Dear President Drake and UC Regents: The Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA) expresses its outrage and indignation over recent assaults on the constitutional, academic, and civil rights of UC faculty, students, staff, and workers. In the past several weeks, faculty and students across the country have experienced unprecedented attacks on their constitutional…
Below is our letter of support for AB-672: Dear Assemblymember Caloza, The Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA) strongly supports AB-672. Our members are faculty at the University of California (UC) and employees protected by the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA). Many stood in solidarity with our students and co-workers in UAW…