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 […]
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Updating the SDFA Bylaws
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 […]
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
Call for the inclusion of caste within UC’s anti-discrimination policy
On March 19, 2023, CUCFA endorsed the following letter, which will be sent to President Drake, UC Chancellors, and Board of Regents calling for the inclusion of caste within the University of California’s anti-discrimination policy. To join this call, sign here by April 10, 2023: Dear President Drake, UC Chancellors, and Board of Regents, We, […]