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Gov. Brown vetoes agency to oversee higher education
Below are excerpts detailing the recent development in relation to SB 42. The entire article by Michelle Leung from The Daily Californian can be found here. Gov. Jerry Brown announced Wednesday his decision to veto a bill, SB 42, that would have established a new agency to oversee all higher education in the state. […]
CUCFA: We ask Governor Brown to sign SB-376
Dear Governor Brown, As faculty of the University of California, we are writing to urge you to sign bill SB-376, requiring the University of California compensate its subcontracted workers at the same level as those who are hired directly, that is, requiring equal pay for the same work. It is a disgrace that the University […]
SBFA Joins Students to Oppose Fee Increase
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 […]
CUCFA & AAUP Announce Partnership Agreement
Council of University of California Faculty Associations and American Association of University Professors Announce Partnership Agreement The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA) today announced that they have agreed to work together as partner organizations in “defense and promotion of academic freedom, shared university governance, […]