An Independent Senate Faculty Union
An Independent Senate Faculty Union
Submitted by Janet Casey on November 21, 2011 – 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…
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…
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
The SCFA Board sent the following letter to Chancellor Blumenthal on November 20, 2011 as a reaction to the outrageous police action which has occurred on other UC campuses. The SCFA is the Santa Cruz Chapter of the Council of…
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…
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. Dear Faculty, It is undeniable…
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…
Title says all. During peacefully Occupy Movement, police came in to tear down tents and proceeded to arrest students who stood in their way. Once students peacefully demanded the release of the arrested, a police officer unnecessarily pepper sprays the…
On November 17, 2011, the California Faculty Association, which represents over 20,000 tenure-track and contingent faculty at 23 California State University campuses, will stage one-day strikes at CSU East Bay and CSU Dominguez Hills. In 2008-09 and 2009-10, California State…