It has been well over 15 years since our bylaws have been updated, and a good number of things have changed since then. So we thought we would revise our bylaws to sharpen our stated mission, clarify the process for electing board members, and adopt new technologies (like electronic voting). We will need the approval […]
Author: SDFA Staff
SDFA Happy Hour, December 7, 2023 4:30pm – Dirty Birds Bar and Grill
CUCFA Letter on Academic Freedom
Dear Colleagues, The San Diego Faculty Association (SDFA) fully supports the statement from the UC-wide Council of Faculty Associations (CUCFA) linked here, about the urgency of defending academic freedom and the free speech rights of instructional faculty and students to express support for the Palestinian people and/or criticize the actions of the Israeli government. We […]
Sign our letter objecting to unreasonable increases in health benefit costs
On October 26th, every UC employee received an Open Enrollment notice with new rates for healthcare benefits. The increases in the employee health benefits share are unprecedented and alarming. Costs for healthcare benefits will be going up between 15% and 193% per month, depending on one’s plan and coverage. For example, if you currently pay […]
Statement from the UC Ethnic Studies Faculty Council
The statement linked below was sent by the UC Ethnic Studies Faculty Council to all of the UC Chancellors, on October 16, 2023. Statement on bias in UC statements