The Progressive Change Campaign Committee has circulated a petition based on the recent Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) statement over recent police actions on campus. If you’d like to add your name to this petition, please go to this page. This week, we have seen excessive force used against non-violent protesters at UC Berkeley, UCLA, CSU […]
Results from the 2011 SDFA Faculty Survey
In September 2011, the SDFA conducted an attitudinal survey of its membership over several issues relevant to the UCSD faculty. The survey was emailed to 108 members and 55 replied, yielding a response rate of 51%. To protect the anonymity of respondents, personal identifying information was not collected, so it is not possible to break […]
Academic Council Speaks out over Police Actions at Berkeley, Davis
The UC Academic Council sent a pointed letter to UC President Yudof on Nov. 20th, emphasizing their outrage at police abuse, the responsibility of the Chancellors in these actions, and the divestment of education support as an ultimate cause for student unrest. MARK G. YUDOF PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Dear Mark: The Academic Council met […]
Letter to the Chair of the UCSD Academic Senate: UC Protests and Police Aggression
The following letter was sent by SDFA Chair Ivan Evans to the Chair of the UCSD Academic Senate, Prof. Joel Sobel, on Saturday, November 19th. Prof. Dear Professor Sobel: As you are no doubt aware, police aggression in response to student protests has surged at several UCs this past week and there is growing concern that […]
AAUP Statement in Support of Free Expression in the University of California
On Sunday, November 20th, the national Council of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) passed the following resolution in response to police actions at UC Berkeley and Davis. On November 9, police officers dispatched by the administration of the University of California, Berkeley violently assaulted students and faculty who were peacefully protesting. The assaults […]