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AAUP has created a web page, Coronovirus for Higher ED, that provides useful information and links to resources regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. I encourage members to make use of this page.

UCLA AAUP, in cooperation with the UCLA Faculty Association and CUCFA (Council of UC Faculty Associations), has sent the following letter to President Napolitano asking her to begin Spring quarter 2020 two weeks late, on April 13. March 16, 2020 TO:       President Janet Napolitano FROM: Council of UC Faculty Associations We write to ask you to delay the start of spring quarter by two weeks, to begin on April 13 rather than March 30. We came to this solution following an intensive discussion among our members about the challenges of moving to remote teaching, at least through the spring quarter,…

UC Santa Cruz graduate student workers are trying to negotiate with UCSC for fair wages for their critical work in teaching students. University officials, negotiators, and the Office of the President have been adversarial and punitive, not recognizing the importance of these young teachers to the teaching mission of the UCSC and the larger UC system or the need for a COLA to support the rising living costs faces by these teachers. Without quality teachers there can be no quality teaching. Without a COLA, there can be no quality teachers. Please join me in supporting these teachers in their quest…

To the UC Community: At the UCSC General Assembly on February 21, COLA wildcat strikers voted overwhelmingly to continue to withhold Fall grades beyond Janet Napolitano’s midnight deadline. At least 85 UCSC graduate student workers, and very likely more, have refused to submit to Napolitano and INC Kletzer’s threat to revoke Spring appointments and block future ones. Nearly 20% of these workers are international graduate students, who now face the risk of de facto deportation. We feel the collective strength of our fellow workers’ commitment to act decisively in solidarity. We know of pledges to withhold winter grades and commence…

Lecturers at UCLA and across the UC system contribute to our students’ learning and overall college experience, as well as to the teaching excellence of this University.  Lecturers (also known as non-senate or contingent faculty) teach at least one-third of undergraduate credit hours, and contribute significantly to their departments and generally to the  vitality of the campus. AAUP supports lecturers and their union, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), in their current efforts to improve: (1) salaries and benefits reflective of expertise and cost of living; (2) timely notification of hiring and course assignments; (3) full-time, year-long, multi-year appointments; (4)…