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The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA) announced that they have agreed to work together as partner organizations in “defense and promotion of academic freedom, shared university governance, and the economic security of all those engaged in teaching and research in higher education.” In a…

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 Movement, Chancellor Dirks’ statement, with its evocation of civility, echoes language recently used by the…

Dear Governor Brown: As advocates of higher education, we are writing to urge you to approve AB 1476 — an amendment to the FY 2014-2015 State Budget that provides an additional $100 million for the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) systems. Given the State’s improved financial position, this funding could…

On August 19, CUCFA sent the following letter to the members of the Senate Rules committee. Senator Darrell Steinberg State Capitol, Room 205 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: (916) 651-4906 Dear Senate Pro Tem Steinberg, The Council of UC Faculty Associations requests that the Rules Committee reject the slate of four nominees proposed by the Governor…

On July 6, CUCFA started a conversation with UCOP by sending a letter (see below) to UC President Janet Napolitano. Aimee Dorr responded to the letter on behalf of UCOP (see the second letter below, received August 4th), and CUCFA responded to that letter (see third letter below, dated August 10th). President Janet Napolitano Office…

On June 18th, 2014, CUCFA sent the following letter to the Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee. Senator Norma Torres, Chair Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee 1020 N Street, #568 Sacramento, CA 95814 fax 916-323-1749 Re: UC Faculty Support AB 1834 (Williams) Dear Senator Torres, We of the Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA)…

CUCFA sent the following letter to the six members of the legislature’s Budget Conference Committee and their Chiefs of Staff. Item 6440 UC Budget: Support for Assembly version The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) requests your support for the Assembly version of the 2014-15 University of California budget. CUCFA has long advocated for State…

Dear Colleagues, The Council of UC Faculty Associations supports the demands made by the graduate student union (UAW 2865) in its negotiations for a new contract and support the union’s right to strike on April 2 and 3 if they find it needed to bring negotiations to a speedy and respectful conclusion. We encourage you…

UC faculty need to wake up to the systematic degradation of their pay and benefits. In 2009, when the salary furlough temporarily cut faculty salaries between 6 and 10%, faculty were outraged. Yet since then our compensation has been hit by a more serious, and seemingly permanent, double blow. First, despite modest salary rises of…

On November 21, CUCFA sent the following letter to UC President Janet Napolitano and also sent copies of the letter to half a dozen UC officers. President Napolitano responded with a letter dated January 8, 2014, available here. President Janet Napolitano Office 12122 1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607 Dear President Napolitano, The recent changes…