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 […]
Category: UC budget cuts
Higher Education a Low Priority in the Governor’s Budget
Governor Gavin Newson presented his 2020-21 state budget proposal last Friday. The full budget summary is here. The detailed budget is also online, and the UC portion can be found here. UC Board of Regents Chair John Pérez and UC President Janet Napolitano quickly put out a statement thanking the Governor, concluding: “UC appreciates the […]
The March 5th Rally at Sacramento
The week of protest and action will be hit a peak this Monday, March 5th, at a rally in Sacramento. Organized by Occupy Education California, a schedule of events is provided on their website. Among the protestors will be students from UCSD supported by the SDFA, as well as UC faculty from across California. UC Berkeley […]
March 1st Walkout and Day of Action!
In solidarity with the international day of action for education happening worldwide, the Public Education Coalition of UCSD has called for a walkout and day of action for students and faculty. Student organizers are encouraging faculty to talk about the crisis in class and hold regular classes (teach-out) at the rally on the Library Walk. […]
Division I? Not Now: A Student’s Perspective
[The following was posted on by UCSD student Kevin Quirolo on Facebook on February 1, 2012] A new referendum proposing to fund Division 1 sports with student fees will be open to vote between February 27 and March 9th. The referendum will charge students $165 per quarter. This amount is based on the recommendation from an athletics […]