September 6, 2021 To the Campus Covid-19 Response Team: Henry Yang David Marshall Joe Incandela Scott Grafton Stu Feinstein Susannah Scott Mary Ferris Margaret Klawunn Jeff Stopple On this Labor Day, we are writing on behalf of the UCSB Faculty Association. We recognize that the Administration and the various COVID task forces have worked vigorously […]
In July 2021, Representatives from UC Faculty Association chapters participated, along with representatives from 75 unions and organizations representing over 300,000 academic workers, in a higher education summit that developed a vision platform for a new national higher education campaign. The organizers of the event asked higher education organizations to sign on to the vision […]
CLICK HERE TO SIGN THE PETITION & SHARE WITH COLLEAGUES The Pledge: Dear UCSB Students and Employees, We, the undersigned, are UCSB faculty who stand united against acts of hate and bigotry directed at our students and fellow employees in the wake of the election of Donald Trump. Words and acts of hate […]
The UCSB Faculty Association executive board endorses the five-day strike scheduled for all California State University campuses April 13-15 and April 18-19. It has been called by the California Faculty Association, the union representing faculty at the nation’s largest institution of higher education. The CFA is fighting for a 5% pay increase after years of […]
Below is some extremely pertinent news for all of us, especially following the FA’s forum on Academic Freedom & Shared Governance earlier this month. Both introduction and statement taken from Remaking the University here where it was originally posted by Chris Newfield. Most of this text was read at the UC Regents Public Comment session this […]