On March 12th, CUCFA sent the following letter to Susan Carlson, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel and Programs. Dear Vice Provost Carlson, The Council of UC Faculty Associations Board (CUCFA) is writing with an urgent request to extend the period allowed for faculty and students to comment on the proposed system-wide Open Access Dissertation Policy….
CUCFA signed on to the Reclaim California’s Higher Education coalition letter to Governor Brown about the Governor’s budget proposal. The letter expresses significant concerns about funding for public higher education in the current proposal: January 25th, 2018 Governor Jerry Brown California State Capitol Building, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA Dear Governor Brown, The purpose of this…
A coalition of UC unions, including the Council of UC Faculty Associations, sent the following letter to UC President Janet Napolitano, asking to be a part of a new working group that UC is creating to discuss retiree health benefits: October 26, 2017 The Honorable Janet Napolitano, President University of California 1111 Franklin Street Oakland,…
September 13, 2017 President Janet Napolitano University of California, Office of the President 1111 Franklin Street, 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 president@ucop.edu Dear President Napolitano, The Council of UC Faculty Associations board has endorsed a statement, “Taking a Stand Against Harassment,” issued on September 7 by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), the American…
Statement The events and aftermath of Charlottesville have revealed the disturbing connection between Alt-Right rhetoric of violence and the very real violence perpetrated by white supremacist groups. This situation bears dangerous parallels with the way fascist movements came to power in 20th-century Europe. Historically, fascism takes root in the public demand for a strong government…
July 6, 2017 Regent Makarechian Chair, Finance and Capital Strategies Committee Office of the Secretary and Chief of Staff to the Regents 1111 Franklin St.12th floor Oakland, CA 94607 Mailed electronically to regentsoffice@ucop.edu for further distribution. Dear Regent Makarechian, We urge you to vote against the proposal to rescind the 70% floor for UC’s contribution…
June 19, 2017 Senator Kevin de León State Capitol, Room 205 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 651-4924 Re: Request that the Senate insist that the California Constitution be followed when nominating Regents to the University of California Dear Pro Tem de León, On June 10, 2017, the San Francisco Chronicle published a front page story,…
February 21, 2017 The Honorable Nancy Skinner State Capitol, Room 2059 Sacramento, CA 95814 fax 916-327-1997 Re: UC Faculty Support SB-201 (Skinner) Dear Senator Skinner, We of the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) wish to alert you to the fact that many faculty support SB 201 (Skinner), which would allow UC’s Graduate Student Researchers…
February 7, 2017 President Janet Napolitano University of California, Office of the President 1111 Franklin Street, 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 president@ucop.edu Dear President Napolitano, We applaud your clear denunciation of President Trump’s executive order restricting the ability of individuals from certain countries to re-enter the US as “contrary to the values we hold dear…
A tuition-free college education in California is possible. A new policy paper released today demonstrates that it is entirely possible today to provide the same accessible, low-cost university experience that California successfully offered its students from the 1960s through the 1990s. The report demonstrates that we can revive the California Master Plan for Higher Education—eliminating…
