March 17, 2025
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The university is under attack. The Trump administration’s all-out assault on higher education, academic freedom, and civil liberties must not stand. The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) calls on faculty to join for an hour of action to defend … 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
March 15, 2024
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Dear UC Regents’ Chair Leib, We are alarmed that the Regents have recently chosen to ignore the recommendations of the Academic Council and its systemwide Senate committees on a number of key issues. The centrality of faculty governance to the … Continue reading
February 12, 2024
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Below is the letter the Council of University of California Faculty Associations sent on February 12 to the UC Regents objecting to their proposed new website policy. Dear UC Regents, At its meeting on January 24, the Regents proposed a … Continue reading
January 30, 2024
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January 30, 2024 Dear President Drake, UC Regents, Chancellor Hawgood, Provost Lucey, Dean King, and Chair Wachter, The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) is an umbrella organization for the Faculty Associations at each of the ten UC campuses, which … 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
March 14, 2020
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March 14, 2020 Dear President Napolitano, The Faculty Organizing Group at UCSC has just issued a very important letter to UCSC’s EVC Kletzer (copied below) in which they call for an act of “empathy, compassion, and responsibility” in reinstating the … Continue reading
October 16, 2019
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The Council of UC Faculty Associations’ board has just signed on to a proposal to provide paid family leave to all who work at the University of California. Most working residents of California have access to financial support for pregnancy, … Continue reading
October 8, 2019
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Below is a copy of a letter CUCFA sent to the chair and vice chair of the systemwide Academic Senate regarding the academic advisory committee for the selection of a new UC President. October 7, 2019 With President Napolitano’s announcement … Continue reading