Monday, August 18, 2025, approximately 20 people including faculty, staff, and students had a rally at the state Capitol in Sacramento calling for state funding to cover the federal research grants suspended by the Trump administration. Video of most of the speeches are available here. We met with California Assembly members Sade Elhawary, Isaac Bryan, […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]