Category Faculty Responses

* UC faculty group decries Bill Bratton leading pepper spray probe

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…

Letter from UC Academic Senates To Mark Yudof

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

*A Statement from the Davis Division Executive Council

Dear Colleagues, The Executive Council of the Davis Division of the Academic Senate issues the following statement: “The Executive Council, on behalf of the Davis Division of the Academic Senate, strongly supports the right of all campus citizens to assemble…

*DFA Board Calls for Katehi’s Resignation

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…

* We are ALL Ohio

Campaign for the Future of Higher Education Statement of support for public employees in Ohio   An injury to one is an injury to all.  So, too, with a victory for one.  We are ALL Ohio. The Campaign for the…

* BFA TALKING POINTS IN DEFENSE OF UC AND PUBLIC EDUCATION

•Public education for all is one of the great contributions of America to modern life, and was fought for by brilliant educators from John Dewey to Clark Kerr. It has always had doubters and enemies; it is at risk and…

UC Faculty Associations Urge Support of OWS

The social movement known as Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is growing and raising issues of direct relevance to the faculty, students and staff of the University of California, including contracting opportunities and increasing debt loads for our students created by…

* Petition to Support Occupy Wall Street

The social movement known as Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is growing and raising issues of direct relevance to the faculty, students and staff of the University of California, including contracting opportunities and increasing debt loads for our students created by…