In a statement posted on Friday, October 7th, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), SDFA’s parent organization, formally put their support behind the Occupy Wall Street movement. Several SDFA members have also personally supported the movement by participation in the Occupy San Diego event the same day. The AAUP statement was as follows:
* New Forum on the Future of Public Higher Education
CSU Long Beach Professor of Asian Studies Teri Shaffer Yamada has set up a useful forum on the restructuring of public higher education in the face of drastic state and federal budget cuts and a move toward privatization. Comments and guest blog entries are encouraged.
* Faculty Pay Raises: EVCAA Subramani Responds
Last week, SDFA President Ivan Evans and Vice President Luis Martin-Cabrera sent a letter to EVCAA Suresh Subramani asking for clarification on the recently announced pay raises for eligible faculty. We’re happy to report that Prof. Subramani has promptly responded:
* SDFA Relaunch Party!
On October 1st, your Acting Board will finally take office as the Executive Board of the SDFA, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the SDFA. With your support, the Board hopes to make the SDFA a significant presence on campus, giving the faculty an additional forum to influence the many […]
Letter to EVCAA Subramani on Faculty Pay Raises: Strings Attached
In an email circulated on September 16, 2011, the Office of Academic Personnel notified the University that “non-exclusively represented, eligible academic employees” would be receiving a 3% across-the-board increase in their salaries, effective November 1. While many of us welcome the relief from the frozen salary scale that has left faculty compensation well below our […]