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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]