The board of the San Diego Faculty Association (SDFA) stands with all UCSD workers and communities in San Diego who mourn the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police, the domestic arm of a global project of US militarism whose reach extends throughout the world. We recognize the UC system’s complicity in violence […]
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UC Berkeley Academic Senate Votes to “Condemn” Chancellor Robert Birgeneau
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buovLQ9qyWQ&feature=share On November 28th, the UC Berkeley Academic Senate, meeting after a string of clashes between nonviolent protestors and campus police, adopted a resolution to condemn UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau for his handling of the situation, and called for a more coherent and humane policy for dealing with nonviolent student protest.
CUCFA Cites Conflicts of Interest, Concerns over Hiring of Kroll Security Group and William Bratton to Investigate UC Police Violence
On November 27th, The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) sent the following letter to President Yudof in response to his decision to hire the Kroll Security Group, and its Chairman William Bratton, to conduct an investigation of police violence at UC Davis. November 27, 2011 Dear President Yudof, The Council of University of California […]
UC Davis Physicists Speak Out For Students, Against Chancellor Katehi
As further evidence that the deteriorating conditions at UC campuses affect all members of the faculty, the UC Davis Department of Physics released a statement on November 22nd, issuing an apology to students on behalf of the faculty, and calling for Chancellor Katehi to step down. You can view the press release, apology and call […]
CUCFA Petition in Response to Police Action
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 […]