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” […]
Category: UC policy
A proposal for paid family leave to all who work at UC
The Council of UC Faculty Associations’ board has just signed on to a proposal to provide paid family leave to all who work at the University of California. Most working residents of California have access to financial support for pregnancy, bonding with a new child, and caring for a sick family member. The governor is […]
State Senate should reject Governor’s unconstitutionally nominated Regents
You have, no doubt, seen the near constant barrage of news stories critical of the way UC has been managed — the latest being articles about the state legislature withholding funding from UC in the recently passed state budget because of behavior turned up in a recent state audit such as a large hidden reserve […]
Defense of Undocumented and other Vulnerable Categories of Students
The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) sent the following letter to President Napolitano today. Dear President Napolitano, We applaud your timely declaration in the immediate aftermath of the election that the UC administration “remain[s] absolutely committed to supporting all members of our community and adhering to UC’s Principles Against Intolerance.”[1] Like you, […]
A Letter to Chancellor Fox on President Yudof’s Open Letter on Tolerance
Earlier this month, President Yudof sent an open letter to the UC community regarding policies of tolerance. However, while focus was placed on hateful speech and actions on our Jewish and Israeli students and colleagues, no mention was made of comparable attacks that have been made on community members of other faiths and, especially, community […]