Sharing this letter, which SDFA has signed on to calling on President-Elect Michael Drake and the UC Regents to use their political power to fight the ICE rules that mandate on-campus instruction for international students on F1 visas to stay in the country. FA Letter Opposing New ICE Rules

The op-ed, written by United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS Local 94) was published in the student paper, The Guardian, on July 4, 2020. Submission: We Will Not ‘Return to Earn’  

We would like to share a message we have sent to EVC Simmons regarding UCSD/UCOP’s plans to support international students, fellows, and faculty pending President Trump’s executive order further restricting immigration.   Dear EVC Simmons,   We write with great urgency as the Board of the San Diego Faculty Association (SDFA) to ask if UCSD […]

Reposting this excellent op-ed by Dr. Niall Twohig published in the June 19, 2020 edition of the student-run newspaper, The Triton titled “Justice, Then Peace.” The piece connects the university’s relationship to policing within and beyond the campus, the recent layoffs of over 200 housing and dining workers, and its poor record of addressing anti-Blackness. […]

The San Diego Union Tribune published an op-ed written collaboratively by faculty and students including (but not limited to) SDFA board members. It is available on their website here and the full text is below.   Chancellor Khosla, “Going Hybrid” Will Not Fix Inequality By: Wendy Matsumura, Andreas Araiza, and Akshatha Silas ’20.   On […]