April 2, 2025
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Dear Colleague, The crises within universities all over the country have escalated, and many of us and our research programs are facing an existential moment. The entire UC System is struggling to keep up and at UCSF, the reality of … Continue reading
July 5, 2024
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UC proposes adding a section to the Academic Personnel Manual’s section on Faculty Conduct and the Administration of Discipline (APM-016). Specifically, a pause on the merit and promotion process is proposed when there is even an uninvestigated allegation of misconduct. … Continue reading
November 14, 2023
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On November 14th, the Council of UC Faculty Associations signed on to the following UC Union Coalition letter that was sent to the UC Regents and copied to President Drake. A PDF of the letter is also available. Dear Regents … Continue reading
October 30, 2023
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Below is a letter to UC President Michael Drake and the UC Regents objecting to healthcare benefit costs to employees increasing by 15% to 193%, depending on plan and coverage, that CUCFA sent on October 30th. The Faculty Associations collected … Continue reading
July 31, 2018
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The UCSF Faculty Association sent a request to reconsider the decision, to differentiate between faculty with and without clinical responsibilities, in the amount of salary which counts towards pension estimates. July 26, 2018 Dr. Elena Fuentes-Afflick Vice Dean for Academic … Continue reading
September 7, 2017
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The Board of the UCSF Faculty Association supports the following AAUP statement which was released today, and is also signed by the American Federation of Teachers and the American Association of Colleges and Universities. ———————————– In recent months a disturbing … Continue reading
July 20, 2016
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A change in Regental committee structure may seem arcane, but I hope these two pieces make it clear that this change may make it harder for students, faculty, staff and public to monitor policies that affect all of us. This … Continue reading
November 5, 2015
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If you are concerned about a further erosion of compensation at UC, we encourage you to follow the link below to read CUCFA’s (the Council of UC Faculty Associations) explanation of the proposals made by President Napolitano’s UC task force. … Continue reading
July 23, 2015
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Professor Celeste Langan spoke on behalf of the UC Faculty Associations at the July 22, 2015 UC Regents meeting during the public comment period. Below is a copy of her full comments: As co-Chair of the Berkeley Faculty Association and on … Continue reading
March 19, 2015
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Dear Faculty Colleague, The University is seriously considering reducing the options among health plans to force participation in UC Care, first by eliminating HealthNet as an option and then potentially other plans. The Board of the Faculty Association opposes these … Continue reading