March 4, 2014
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We would like to bring to your attention an Op-Ed written by Colleen Lye and James Vernon, Co-Chairs of the Berkeley Faculty Association, on behalf of its Board. The article appeared today in the Daily Cal, and details the systematic … Continue reading
November 19, 2013
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Dear UCSF Faculty Association Member, The UCSF Faculty Association’s sister chapter, Berkeley Faculty Association, has launched a petition in support of the UAW contract negotiations for better graduate student wages and conditions. The petition is intented for UC faculty within and beyond … Continue reading
August 28, 2013
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On August 28, CUCFA sent the following letter to San Francisco’s City Attorney Dennis Herrera: August 28, 2013 City Attorney Dennis Herrera City Hall, Room 234 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4682 cityattorney@sfgov.org fax: (415) 554-4745 … Continue reading
August 21, 2013
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On August 21, CUCFA sent a letter to H.E. Ambassador Mohamed M. Tawfik at the Embassy of Egypt in Washington, D.C., and to Consul General El Husseuni Abdel Wahab at the Egyptian Consulate in Los Angeles expressing expressing their concern … Continue reading
July 29, 2013
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To faculty colleagues at UCSF: We are writing to apprise you a proposal to prohibit submission of grant applications to organizations that pay indirect costs of less than 10 percent (details attached). The Faculty Association believes that this proposal would … Continue reading
May 2, 2013
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“It’s the wrong solution to the wrong problem,” said Robert Meister,chair of the Council of UC Faculty Associations and professor at UC Santa Cruz, in a phone interview. He argued that the problem is inadequate funding and the solution is … Continue reading
April 16, 2013
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To faculty colleagues at UCSF: As Chair of The University of California, San Francisco Faculty Association, I am writing to urge you to join YOUR association as a member. It’s no secret that UCSF faculty are under stress: Operational Excellence … Continue reading
April 8, 2013
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Faculty Association members have expressed concern that some departments are considering taxing discretionary funds that have been built up over years in order to cover expenses during lean times. On April 8, 2013, the Faculty Association wrote a letter to Chancellor Desmond-Hellmann … Continue reading
March 21, 2013
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As many of you know from news reports in the SF Chronicle and elsewhere, Senator Darrell Steinberg has proposed a law (SB 520)that would mandate that students in the UC, CSU, and community college systems who cannot gain access to … Continue reading
March 14, 2013
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Yesterday’s New York Times (and a number of other news sources) had an article about proposed legislation from Senator Steinberg that would require California’s public higher education systems to accept transfer credits from select online course providers for 50 of … Continue reading