The UC Board of Regents is holding its quarterly meeting this week at UC Riverside at the Highlander Union Building. SDFA is encouraging members of the UCSD community (faculty, students, staff and alumni) to speak out at the Regents meeting about tuition fee hikes, revenue allocation and the lack of shared governance in our University. To help […]
UCR Chancellor White Withdraws Protest Guidelines
In response to overwhelming protest (including an open letter from the SDFA), UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy White withdrew the Protest Guidelines posted earlier this month on the UCR Dean of Students page, which he characterized as a “draft” document. However, this small victory may only be temporary; Chancellor White has directed a “review [of the policies] […]
Anti-union campaign at UCSD begins early?
Walking through my department in early October, I noticed the following posting on our bulletin board: (here is the link from above). While nothing is untruthful here, it is not hard to read the skeptical, negative and scary tone between the lines. Is this an early shot on the part of the University administration to […]
CUCFA Letter of Protest to UCR’s “Protest Guidelines”
On December 10th, the Council of UC Faculty Associations formally endorsed a petition demanding the withdrawal of the “Protest Guidelines” issued recently by the UCR Dean of Students. CUCFA believes that these Guidelines are a blatant attempt to abridge students’ right to free speech and dissent at UCR. The Guidelines include requirements that exceed the UC policies on protest and that may be […]
Letter to UC Riverside Chancellor White Condemning UCR’s “Protest Guidelines”
One month ahead of the Regents Meeting that will take place at UC Riverside on 17-19 January, the UCR administration has just adopted a series of anti-protest measures under the guise of promoting “safe protests”. The Board of the SDFA has written to Chancellor White at UCR condemning the new policy and requesting its removal.