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
June 4, 2015
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The May Revise As the Legislature and Governor enter the end game for the 2015-2016 budget, here is a review of provisions related to UC in the Governor’s latest budget proposal—the May revise, which is now being considered by the … Continue reading
March 22, 2015
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We write as members of the Board of the UCSF Faculty Association about the seminar co-hosted by UCSF and the Manhattan Institute on March 27th, Data and Technology: Keys to Precision Medicine and 21st Century Cures for which your office sent an email invitation. We are concerned about the Manhattan Institute’s track record with respect to scientific issues. Continue reading
November 13, 2014
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Below please find a letter that The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA), the systemwide organization of which the UCSF Faculty Association is a member, sent today to President Napolitano and the UC Regents regarding their recent proposal to raise tuition … Continue reading
September 11, 2014
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On Friday Sept. 5, Chancellor Dirks of UC Berkeley circulated an open statement to his campus community that sought to define the limits of appropriate debate at Berkeley. Issued as the campus approaches the 50th anniversary of the Free Speech … 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
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
March 9, 2013
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On March 8th,2013, 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. Continue reading
January 30, 2013
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UC’s Management Continues its Super-Sized Growth
An updated presentation of data on the bloated growth of management at the University of California.
by Charles Schwartz, UC Berkeley