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 […]
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Occupy UC Davis Calls for a General UC Strike Nov. 28th
Occupy UC Davis General Assembly on Nov 21st, with an estimated 5000 participants, has called for a UC-wide “general strike” on Monday, November 28th, to coincide with the multi-campus UC Regents meeting. While the strike action has been officially ratified by student or staff unions at the various campuses, several groups are planning walk-outs, teach-ins […]
UC Regents Meeting Nov 28th – Public Comment Period from 9-10am
The postponed UC Regents meeting will be held via teleconference at four campuses on Monday, Nov 28th at the following venues: UCSF–Mission Bay: Community Center, 1675 Owens Street UCD: Activities and Recreation Center Ballroom UCLA: James West Alumni Center UCM: Kolligian Library, Room 232 The full schedule of the meeting can be found at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/nov28.html; […]
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 […]
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 […]