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FA Sponsored EVENT: Open Forum on Academic Freedom, Wed, March 9th from 4-6pm at the Loma Pelona Center

by admin February 29, 2016 No Comments

Please join us for a discussion on academic freedom and shared governance. This forum will feature AAUP’s Hank Reichman in conversation with our very own Executive Board member, Dr. Constance Penley. This is an opportunity to begin a dialogue so please help us generate a large and lively turnout. Refreshments will be provided! Cheers, SBFA […]

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Fom the FA Executive Board: Upcoming FA-sponsored Events & Important Updates

by admin January 21, 2016 No Comments

  Dear FA Membership, Happy New Year.  As I mentioned in my fall welcome email (9/28/2015), the Board of the Santa Barbara Faculty Association wants to stay in closer contact with the FA membership and, to that end, is issuing quarterly reports about our activities and issues of common concern.  Hence this email!  We encourage […]

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Act now to stop UC pension benefit reductions

by admin January 21, 2016 No Comments

Below is SBFA’s official letter to members regarding recently proposed changes to the UC pension plan.  The University of California is currently considering introducing a new pension plan for its employees hired after 2016.  These proposed changes will dramatically reduce pension benefits for most new faculty. The Academic Senate will be reviewing the proposals over […]

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Important Information on Proposed UC Pension & Retirement Changes

by admin January 17, 2016 No Comments

Hello SBFA Members, Below are some informational links regarding informational updates on the changes to UC pension and retirement funds as proposed by the UC Regents-appointed task force. The Pension Taskforce Napolitano appointed to come up with options has now reported. Here is a link to the full “Retirement Options Task Force Report to the […]

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CUCFA: Letter to the UC Regents’ Working Group to Develop New UC Principles Regarding Intolerance

by admin October 27, 2015 No Comments

The following letter, composed by a CUCFA and sent to to the UC Regents’ working group, addresses recent issues surrounding Academic Freedom. The letter as also been posted here on the CUCFA website.     Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your service on this working group, which the Board of Regents has tasked with developing […]

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The UC Santa Barbara Faculty Association (SBFA) is a voluntary, dues-supported organization of Academic Senate members dedicated to the improvement of the economic status and general welfare of the UCSB faculty. We are the only organization solely dedicated to protecting and improving the faculty's basic employment rights. Over the past three decades the SBFA has worked hard to increase... [more]

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