The Executive Board of the Santa Barbara Faculty Association (SBFA) supports the statement below from the UC-wide Council of Faculty Associations (CUCFA) about the urgency of defending academic freedom and the free speech rights of instructional faculty and students when they are under selective attack in times of conflict and tension. With CUCFA’s American Association of University Professors […]
Dear UCSB Faculty, Please add your name to our letter to UC President Michael Drake and the UC Regents objecting to the sharp healthcare benefit cost increases to employees of 15% to 193%. We also object to the opacity with which UC negotiated rate increases with health care plan providers and unilaterally decided how to […]
We are writing regarding the arrest and charges filed against UAW members from Scripps Institute of Oceanography arrested for allegedly writing chalk messages in support of their union. You can find more info here. A group of faculty have organized a petition to send to the District Attorney, asking that the charges be dropped. SBFA is […]
Please consider signing and sharing this letter in support of 67 grad workers at UCSD wrongfully charged with misconduct for engaging in a protest at an alumni awards ceremony in May. This kind of charge, if upheld, will create a chilling effect and set a precedent for inhibiting collective action at the UCs. Community support […]
The number of UC students seeking mental health services rose 78% between 2007 and 2018, yet student enrollment in that period increased by only 27%. UC students deserve access to well-staffed, timely mental health services at every campus. That’s why we’re demanding that UC invest in and support the behavioral health clinicians we depend on. […]