Dear UC-AFT represented lecturers and librarians, 

Bob Samuels:

I spent September 22nd and 23rd in D.C., and I got a full dose of a city under attack from the Right and high humidity. On Thursday evening, we had a meeting with Congressional members from California, and I was able to speak to Nancy Pelosi. She stressed how things are so bad that Republicans are trying to make the Democrats come up with budget reductions to cover the costs of disaster relief. Likewise, at the White House, all of the President’s top advisors emphasized how difficult the other side is acting and how hard it is to get anything done.

 

By Tom Lutz

The following essay is adapted from a letter the author wrote to his colleagues and students announcing his resignation from the chairmanship of the creative-writing department at the University of California at Riverside.

Friday, Jun. 10, 2011

Eight UC Merced lecturers lose jobs after change to general ed requirements

By YESENIA AMARO
yamaro@mercedsun-star.com

 

More than half a dozen lecturers in the Merritt Writing Program at UC Merced have been notified they won't be reappointed for the coming school year.

Some lecturers are upset about the situation, but university officials say it's just part of the process UC Merced goes through every year to evaluate course offerings, and is based in part on student demand.

University officials say the nonreappointments aren't layoffs and have nothing to do with the program or the university's budget.

 

Here's a list of events coming up in your state this week. These vigils are to show support for the union fights back east in Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio, though clearly the Wisconsin fight is up front in the news.

 

Events in California on Tuesday February 22, 2011 (All times local) 

Sacramento
Vigil 
Time: 5:30 P.M. 
Location: State Capitol West Steps 
Address: 1315 10th Street - Sacramento, CA 95814 

Oakland

 

TO:	UC President Mark Yudof
FROM:	Bob Meister, President of the Council of UC Faculty Associations, and Professor of Political and Social Thought, UC Santa Cruz
SUBJECT:	Your Open Letter to Californians of November 8, 2010
DATE:	11/15/2010
CC:	Governor-Elect Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Lieutenant Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom, and all UC students

 

October 7, 2010 has been designated by education activists as a national day of action to defend public education.  This day, the third such day since the September 24, 2009, will continue the struggle to raise awareness about the break down in quality of our public education system through chronic underfunding and failure to implement  effective reform.

At the university level, we are experiencing a fundamental shift away from public funding coupled with an increased reliance on private sector funds and student debt.  California's students have reduced access to UC due to lower enrollments and increased percentages of out-of-state students. 

Main UC-AFT Page Link for October 7, 2010

Support activities on your campus Thursday, 10/7/2010

 

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Committee approves audit request by Senator Yee

SACRAMENTO – The finances of the University of California will finally be examined by the state auditor as a result of an official request by Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo). After several improprieties and poor decision-making by UC executives, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC) today unanimously (10-0) approved Yee’s request.

“Unfortunately, not even one month can pass without another scandal plaguing our university,” said Yee, who is an alumnus of UC. “A comprehensive state audit will help further uncover the extent of the waste, fraud, and abuse within the UC, and finally hold university executives accountable.” “The UC administration expects taxpayers and students to foot the bill without asking any questions,” said Yee. “It is long overdue for the UC administration to start acting like a public institution and not a private country club.”