The following resolution aims to hold UCSB licensees to higher standards for worker safety; the resolution requests that these standards be implemented in sufficient time to be in effect prior to the UCSB Bookstore’s purchasing of apparel in order to meet students’ demand for safe and responsible clothing for the fall term of 2015. Please add your signature, […]
January 21, 2015 Janet Napolitano President, University of California Dear President Napolitano: As you are well aware, when health insurance provider Blue Shield of California terminated its contract with the Sutter Health network earlier this month, thousands of UC employees were shocked to see that such a drastic change in their benefits would be legal […]
Dear Faculty Association Members, In wishing you all a happy 2015 we would also like to celebrate with you a year of growth and give you a preview of upcoming activities. Since the Fall of 2013 our most urgent concern has been to challenge the dramatic changes in health care coverage that have affected a […]
On Thursday, November 20, 2014, UCSB Associated Students’ Lobby Corps held a press conference following the Regents’ vote to approve the UC Office of the President’s proposed fee increase. At the press conference, UC Santa Barbara students, staff, and faculty joined statewide actions to protest the proposed increase. Undergraduate student, graduate student, and faculty speakers affirmed that accessible, affordable, quality education […]
In the wake of last year’s events, the ongoing issues in Isla Vista have become more visible. While Chancellor Yang has taken care to keep faculty apprised of the university’s immediate responses, it has been more difficult for Isla Vista’s residents to make their own plans and responses known. Currently, residents are organizing around […]