To Assemblymember Tasha Boerner and Senator Catherine Blakespear, On behalf of the below signees, the UCSD Faculty association urges you to oppose the Governor’s proposed 7.95% reduction to the budgets of the UC and CSU. These proposed cuts will result in a $396.6 million ongoing reduction to the UC, and compromise our ability as faculty […]
San Diego Faculty Association Town Hall
Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Time: 3:15pm-4:45pm Location: Design Innovation Building (DIB) Room 330 A zoom option is available. Please contact us at sdfa.assist@gmail.com to obtain the link. Dear SDFA Members and allies – The San Diego Faculty Association (SDFA) would like to invite current and potential members for an in-person town hall on […]
CUCFA signals opposition to all UC schools moving to a semester calendar
We write to inform you that at UCOP’s request, the Academic Planning Council (APC) has convened a joint Senate-Administration workgroup focused on the possibility of a common systemwide calendar. You can see its charge, composition, and plans here. The workgroup aims to issue its report in Spring 2025. While the charge refers to a “common” […]
Important Systemwide Assembly meeting 1/17/2025
We wish to inform you of a special meeting of the systemwide Academic Senate General Assembly to be held TOMORROW, January 17, 2025, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The SDFA board encourages you to attend. You can register for the Zoom here and join the Zoom here. The systemwide Academic Senate Chair, Steve W. Cheung, has released […]
SDFA Suggests a Vote of NO confidence in Chancellor Khosla
The San Diego Faculty Association endorses the Senate resolution of No Confidence in Chancellor Pradeep Khosla. Our recommendation is guided by the belief that the Chancellor’s decision to call militarized police forces to disperse the student encampment and to arrest students and faculty was a dangerous and unnecessary escalation that endangered our health and safety […]