Category Archives: University Managment

Joint Letter in Support of Librarian Academic Freedom

August 18, 2018 President Janet Napolitano University of California 1111 Franklin St., 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 Email: president@ucop.edu Joint statement by CUCFA and CA-AAUP: On July 26, 2018 UC negotiators rejected a proposal by the UC-AFT Unit 17 that … Continue reading

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IFA letter concerning the appointment of Michelle Deutchman as the first Executive Director of UC’s National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement

The Board of the Irvine Faculty Association sent the letter below to Chancellor Gillman and UC Berkeley Law School Dean Chemerinsky concerning the appointment of the first Executive Director of UC’s National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, on … Continue reading

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State Senate should reject Governor’s unconstitutionally nominated Regents

You have, no doubt, seen the near constant barrage of news stories critical of the way UC has been managed — the latest being articles about the state legislature withholding funding from UC in the recently passed state budget because … Continue reading

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CUCFA’s Letter to the President of Long Island University

Dear Dr. Cline: The Council of University of California Faculty Associations is extremely alarmed by the “lock out” action taken by your administration against the faculty of LIU-Brooklyn. The action has no precedent in higher education in this country and … Continue reading

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Faculty Association Inquiry/Request for Information Regarding UCI’s Review Process of Recent Campus Protest

Dear Chancellor Gillman, We are writing on behalf of the Irvine Faculty Association about UCI’s recent response to student protest on campus.  UCI referred some protesters of the May 18, 2016 screening of the film “Beneath the Helmet” to the … Continue reading

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UC task force considering pension cuts

If you are concerned about a further erosion of compensation at UC, 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. The task force has … Continue reading

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We ask Governor Brown to sign SB-376

Dear Governor Brown, As faculty of the University of California, we are writing to urge you to sign bill SB-376, requiring the University of California compensate its subcontracted workers at the same level as those who are hired directly, that … Continue reading

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Statement by CUCFA and AAUP on Regent Blum’s Remarks

In response to remarks by Regent Blum at the  September 17, 2015 Regents meeting held at UC Irvine, the IFA, as part of CUCFA and the AAUP, have released a statement expressing deep concern and condemnation. _________________________________________ The Council of … Continue reading

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IFA Statement in Support of Wisconsin Faculty

The IFA opposes the alarming attack on tenure at our fellow public university system, the University of Wisconsin, and calls on President Napolitano and the UC Regents to affirm unambiguously the UC’s commitment to tenure and to academic freedom.

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Continuing deterioration of compensation and benefits

A year ago, the Berkeley Faculty Association drew the attention of faculty across the ten campuses of the University of California to the continuing degradation of their pensions, benefits and salaries. Faculty were, they noted, still underpaid in relation to … Continue reading

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