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	<title>U.C. Santa Cruz Faculty Association</title>
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		<title>*UC Faculty Letter to President Yudof opposing decision to hire Bratton</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) sent the following letter to President Yudof in response to his decision to hire the Kroll Security Group, and its Chairman William Bratton, to conduct an investigation of police violence at UC Davis. November 27, 2011 President Mark G. Yudof University of California 1111 Franklin St., 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94607 Fax: (510) 987-9086 Dear President Yudof, The Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA) protests your decision to hire the Kroll Security Group, and its Chairman William Bratton, to conduct what you call an independent investigation of police violence at UC Davis. We take no position here on Mr. Bratton’s personal qualifications; our objection is to the conflicts of interest of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>* UC faculty group decries Bill Bratton leading pepper spray probe</title>
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		<comments>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/uc-faculty-group-decries-bill-bratton-leading-pepper-spray-probe-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles TimesNovember 24, 2011   Members of a University of California faculty group on Wednesday voiced opposition to the hiring of former Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton to lead an investigation into the pepper spraying of student protesters at UC Davis, arguing that his background made him an inappropriate choice.The professors also complained that faculty and students were not consulted, and asserted that UC President Mark G. Yudof&#8217;s involvement in selecting Bratton posed a conflict. &#8220;The office of the president should not be investigating itself in this matter, when one thing that needs to be investigated is what role the office had,&#8221; said UC Santa Cruz professor Robert Meister, president of the Council of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>* AAUP Issues Statement in Support of Free Expression in the University of California</title>
		<link>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/aaup-issues-statement-in-support-of-free-expression-in-the-university-of-california/</link>
		<comments>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/aaup-issues-statement-in-support-of-free-expression-in-the-university-of-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  For more information, please contact: Hank Reichman On November 20, 2011, the national Council of the AAUP passed the following resolution: Statement in Support of Free Expression in the University of California On November 9, police officers dispatched by the administration of the University of California, Berkeley, violently assaulted students and faculty who were peacefully protesting.  The assaults are clearly documented in video recordings circulating widely on the Internet. Some students and a faculty member were arrested and several faculty members were injured. One faculty member was thrown to the ground by her hair, even as, in the great American tradition of nonviolent  civil disobedience, she was extending her hands and crying “arrest me.”  It is sadly ironic that this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*UC Davis Chancellor Kotehi walk of shame to her car</title>
		<link>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/uc-davis-chancellor-kotehi-walk-of-shame-to-her-car/</link>
		<comments>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/uc-davis-chancellor-kotehi-walk-of-shame-to-her-car/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UC Davis Students came to the consensus that they give Kotehi a silent walk of shame to her car. http://youtu.be/qLdfQxnuBtY]]></description>
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		<title>*Essay on responsibilities of tenure-track faculty to address adjunct issues</title>
		<link>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/essay-on-responsibilities-of-tenure-track-faculty-to-address-adjunct-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/essay-on-responsibilities-of-tenure-track-faculty-to-address-adjunct-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:25:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Submitted by Janet Casey on November 21, 2011 &#8211; 3:00am Virtually every professional organization committed to addressing the academy’s dependence on contingent academic labor presumes that tenure-line faculty must take an active role in this cause. As Steve Street wrote in 2008 in an essay on contingent faculty rights: &#8220;It&#8217;s you, the tenured and tenure track faculty, who can effect &#8230; change. Adjuncts need you to, just as you have needed and will continue to need us. We need not just your expressions of empathy but your help in bringing us in — your votes on budget issues that can get us equitable pay, benefits, and job security — because you &#8230; have the institutional power.&#8221; Unfortunately, most contingent faculty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*Don&#8217;t let the 1% shut us out at UC and CSU</title>
		<link>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/dont-let-the-1-shut-us-out-at-uc-and-csu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[ReFund California]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The corporate and financial elite that sit on the University of California Board of Regents just announced that they will close their doors to the public when they vote on new cuts to education in their 2012 budget request. The public can only “participate” through a sham teleconference. This comes on the heels of Chancellor Reed&#8217;s announcement that the California State University Board of Trustees will not engage in a public discussion or revote on the illegitimate tuition increase they passed last Wednesday. The leadership of both the UC and CSU systems refuse to face thousands of outraged students, faculty, and staff who demand they stop treating the 99% like an ATM. Click here to demand the UC Regents and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter from UC Academic Senates To Mark Yudof</title>
		<link>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/letter-from-uc-academic-senates-to-mark-yudof/</link>
		<comments>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/letter-from-uc-academic-senates-to-mark-yudof/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 05:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Letter from the UC Senate (comprised of all all campus Senate chairs) in response  to the non-violent campus protest  that was met with violent policing. UC Senate Letter]]></description>
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		<title>*A Statement from the Davis Division Executive Council</title>
		<link>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/a-statement-from-the-davis-division-executive-council/</link>
		<comments>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/a-statement-from-the-davis-division-executive-council/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Colleagues, The Executive Council of the Davis Division of the Academic Senate issues the following statement: &#8220;The Executive Council, on behalf of the Davis Division of the Academic Senate, strongly supports the right of all campus citizens to assemble and protest peacefully. It is totally unacceptable to use excessive force against peaceful protesters. The UC Davis administration must assume full accountability for the actions taken on Friday, November 18, 2011.  We must assure a campus environment that welcomes diverse perspectives and fosters freedom of expression. We are in full support of an investigation into recent events and a public accounting of all findings.&#8221; The Executive Council also approved the formation of a Special Committee to investigate in a thorough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*Letter written by UCD Students to the Faculty</title>
		<link>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/522/</link>
		<comments>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/522/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Student Protests]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is an open letter that UCD students wrote to the faculty, asking for their continued support in this movement. They are asking for it to be forwarded and shared with all faculty.   &#160; Dear Faculty, It is undeniable that today we stand at a pivotal point in our history. Public education is in need of transformation, and our actions as students are at the forefront of initiating this movement. Indeed, student action has always been a catalyst for social change. &#160; It is crucial to have the support of students and staff. Therefore, this document is a request for professors to work with students as they actively and effectively propel this movement. We hope to open lines of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>*DFA Board Calls for Katehi’s Resignation</title>
		<link>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/dfa-board-calls-for-katehi%e2%80%99s-resignation/</link>
		<comments>http://ucscfa.org/2011/11/dfa-board-calls-for-katehi%e2%80%99s-resignation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is what some factions in the UC are calling for; what do we, as the SCFA, think? The DFA Board calls for the immediate resignation of Chancellor Katehi. The Chancellor’s authorization of the use of police force to suppress the protests by students and community members speaking out on behalf of our university and public higher education generally represents a gross failure of leadership. Given the recent use of excessive force by police against “occupy” protestors at UC Berkeley and elsewhere, the Chancellor must have anticipated that, by authorizing police action, she was effectively authorizing their use of excessive force against peaceful UCD student protestors. The Chancellor’s role is to enable open and free inquiry, not to suppress it. [...]]]></description>
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