BFA Co-Chair Professor Celeste Langan spoke on behalf of the UC Faculty Associations at the July 22, 2015 UC Regents meeting during the public comment period. Below is a copy of her full statement: As co-Chair of the Berkeley Faculty … Continue reading
BFA Co-Chair statement to UC Regents about new UCRS tier
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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 … Continue reading
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Celeste Langan’s analysis of the “2016 Tier Pension Plan” proposals –“Retirement plan impacts entire community”
For an analysis of the proposals, see Celeste Langan, “Retirement plan impacts entire community” http://www.dailycal.org/2016/02/12/343390/ CUCFA Supports the UC Academic Senate Resolution Rejecting the “2016 Tier Pension Plan” On February 10, 2016, the Assembly of the Academic Senate of the … Continue reading
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“Proposed pension limits will lead to UC’s decline” by James Vernon
Despite decades of declining state funding and rising enrollments, the University of California has continued to deliver the highest quality of education for Californians. It was not the genius of its overpaid senior administrators that made this possible. It was … Continue reading
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BFA Call for Senate Meeting on the University’s handling of sexual harassment
The BFA Board has initiated a special meeting of the Academic Senate to discuss administrative failures and procedural obstacles in addressing sexual harassment on campus, to be held April 7. Dear Chair Powell, Under Division Bylaw 5.B, we formally petition … Continue reading
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Feminist Statement on Sexual Harassment at UC Berkeley
March 28, 2016 As feminist faculty at UC Berkeley, we are gravely disturbed by the failures of our Administration to address sexual harassment as a fundamental violation of civil rights. This year’s gross mishandling of the Marcy, Fleming and Choudhry … Continue reading
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Enough is Enough: Petition to Suspend Contract Renewal of Football Coach, Damon Harrington
Dear faculty colleagues, The BFA has written the letter below calling on Chancellor Dirks to suspend the renewal of Coach Harrington’s contract, pending further investigation by a truly independent inquiry. One player died, another was knocked out unconscious. This is … Continue reading
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Response to Chancellor Dirk’s Letter concerning Intercollegiate Athletics
Below is the BFA response to Chancellor Dirk’s Letter. You can sign the petition to withdraw the contract of Coach Harrington, pending further investigation and post comments here. Further documents can be found below the following letter. Dear Chancellor Dirks, … Continue reading
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Statement of Principles: Choosing a New Chancellor for the University of California, Berkeley
The tide is turning: there is growing consensus, across political lines, about the imperative of reinvesting in public infrastructure and public education. In no other way is it possible to improve the quality of our public education system and recover its promise of equal opportunity for students and research in the public interest. Continue reading
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Berkeley Campus Petition to endorse Principles of a Public University and to support Robert Reich as Candidate for the next Chancellor
Given the new political situation, now, more than ever, it is imperative that the Berkeley campus partake in choosing a chancellor who will lead in an inclusive way, defending all its members, especially the more vulnerable, against threats from outside. Continue reading
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BFA Feb. 1 Event: The Future of the Public University – Christopher Newfield / Carol Christ
THE BERKELEY FACULTY ASSOCIATION presents THE FUTURE OF THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY Christopher Newfield, in Conversation with Carol Christ Sibley Auditorium, 2-4 pm, February 1, 2017. Open to all. The public university is facing unprecedented challenges: mounting … Continue reading
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The $48 fix: Reclaiming California’s MASTER PLAN for Higher Education
On Thursday, January 26, 2017, the UC Regents will consider and likely approve their budget for the University of California for 2017-2018. Like the Governor’s budget, to which it is closely tied, the budget perpetuates decades of failed privatization and … Continue reading
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Video of the “Future of the University” Chris Newfield’s presentation on 2/1/2017
The UC Berkeley Faculty Association Presents: Professor Christopher Newfield, UC Santa Barbara, speaking on The future of the public University. His February 1, 2017, talk is based on his recent book “The Great Mistake: How We Wrecked Public Universities and … Continue reading
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UC Berkeley transitions from spiralist to loyalist
Daily Cal Op-ed, July 3, 2017 UC Berkeley transitions from spiralist to loyalist By, Michael Burawoy and Celeste Langan On the announcement of Carol Christ’s appointment to Chancellor, a Berkeley alum wrote: “I took courses in Medieval Literature from her … Continue reading
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Privatization increases inequality and reduces the quality of education
Daily Cal Online August 29, 2017 Op-ed by Michael Burawoy | Special to the Daily Cal Privatization increases inequality and reduces the quality of education The rhetoric of access and excellence should not hide the exploding inequality within UC Berkeley … Continue reading
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To the UC Berkeley Undocumented Student Community:
As the Board of the Berkeley Faculty Association (BFA) we write to you to declare our unequivocal opposition to the Trump Administration’s decision to rescind the DACA program. We denounce the Administration’s stated reasons for ending the program and the … Continue reading
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Letter to BFA Members Concerning DACA Students
RE: Support for Undocumented Students Dear Colleagues, Last week an emergency session of the UCB Standing Committee on Undocumented Students was convened. The committee is comprised of faculty, students, and staff and serves as a platform to discuss avenues of … Continue reading
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BFA board op-ed in Daily Cal on defending against hostile private interests
An op-ed authored by the BFA board appeared in the September 26 issue of the Daily Californian, under the title “Campus must be defended against hostile private interests.” Here is an excerpt: From a public relations perspective, accepting the … Continue reading
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Concern over impacts of proposed federal tax changes
November 15, 2017 TO: Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, Senate Chair; Whendee Silver, Chair of graduate Council FROM: Michael Burawoy, Chair, Berkeley Faculty Association The BFA writes with great concern for the potential impacts on our graduate school that would come from passage of the Federal Tax Bill with its provision to count graduate student tuition waivers as […]
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Memorandum from the BFA to the Steering Committee of the Strategic planning Process 2/11/18
This statement is the response to the invitation to the BFA to contribute to the Strategic Planning Process initiated by Chancellor Christ and led by the Chair of the Senate, Lisa Alvarez-Cohen and Richard Lyons, Dean of Haas School of Business. February 11, 2018 TO: STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS FROM: THE BOARD […]
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