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Online learning push continues in California, but with approach faculty groups appreciate

Less Prescriptive in California Gov. Jerry Brown and State Sen. Darrell Steinberg, the Senate’s president, this year included a $50 million fund for “innovation” in the state’s budget. This has led to the development of a new awards program, one that will attract ideas for how to increase degree production significantly, allow more students to […]

Open Letter to UC on the Nomination of Napolitano as President of UC

The Board of the San Diego Faculty Association (SDFA) is concerned about the nomination of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano as President of the University of California, as well as with the secretive manner in which the Regents of UC arrived at the nomination. Regrettably, the Regents have instructed Secretary Napolitano not to […]

* Why is UC Borrowing $7 Million to Fund the On-Line Education Pilot?

UC’s Office of the President is so eager to jump into on-line education that when a hoped for grant from the Gates Foundation did not materialize UC lent itself $7 million for the pilot project. The Berkeley Faculty Association’s Wendy Brown writes about why this is shameful, especially in a time of budget cuts (the […]

* UC Petition against exorbitant compensation demands by UC execs

Over 1200 staff and faculty at the University of California have signed a petition protesting a demand by top UC executives for higher compensation. To sign the petition, go here The petition reads: We, the undersigned faculty and staff of the University of California, urge you to resist the request by 36 top executives and […]

* UC faculty respond to exorbitant compensation demands by 36 UC execs

PRESS RELEASE, January 4, 2011 SAVE the University and the Berkeley Faculty Association UC FACULTY OUTRAGED BY “THE GILDED 36”, WORRIED ABOUT REPERCUSSIONS FOR UC Nearly 1000 UC faculty and staff have signed a petition to UC President Mark Yudof condemning the demands of the 36 UC executives threatening to sue UC over the pension […]

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