The CUCFA (Council of University of California Faculty Associations) seeks a Director of Communications. This position is Remote in California. Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/3098... #1u #UnionStrong @cucfa.org

We are hosting a "Comment-a-thon" Zoom workshop with Dr. Elizabeth Ginexi, former NIH Scientific Program Official. New OMB federal rule change would severely affect federal grant process. Written comments from UC faculty can still stop its adoption! Join us! members.cucfa.org/omb-comment-...

OMB Comment Writing Workshop - Council of UC Faculty Associations

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This year, FAs successfully defended trans care, HIV research, and community health programs at the UC from feds' illegal attacks. Yet, political interference in higher ed continues, shuttering programs and censoring what we teach. As we celebrate Pride, we must remember that the fight continues.

Big exposé on (lack of) instructional spending at UC-Merced, by their intrepid and fearless chapter of the @uc-faculty.bsky.social. “UC Merced has actively divested from instruction, showing a pattern of deprivation of the instructional budget relative to ourselves and other campuses.”

Fight for the Future of Higher Ed Town Hall. Register to attend: cucfa.solidarity.tech/fight-for-th...

HANDS OFF OUR UC! Join us for a rally tomorrow, Sept 16, 2p at UCSF outside the Regents meeting. @uaw4811.bsky.social @calnurses.bsky.social @teamsterslocal2010.bsky.social @uptecwa.bsky.social @aaup.org @ucaftbayarea.bsky.social @afscme3299.bsky.social

We’re calling all our UC colleagues to show up on Tuesday at 2pm at the William J Rutter Center at UCSF (1675 Owens St., SF), where the Regents will be meeting to discuss the Trump "demand letter," for a rally to express our support for academic freedom, public education, and healthcare for all.

Join @uclafa.bsky.social for the Suspended Science Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 10 (tomorrow), 11:30-1:30.

Coalition of UC unions condemns Trump’s attacks on the UC and the California economy. @ucaft.bsky.social @afscme3299.bsky.social @uaw4811.bsky.social @aaup.org #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom #UnniversityofCalifornia #HoldTheLine #Trump #HandsOffHigherEd #StandUpUC

“President Milliken and the Regents should exhaust all legal remedies, refuse all concessions, and resist illegal acts by the Trump administration.” Sign and share now! actionnetwork.org/letters/hold... @ucaft.bsky.social @uc-faculty.bsky.social @uaw4811.bsky.social

On Tuesday, UCB Chancellor Lyons and others will speak before the Committee on Education and the Workforce Hearing that is part of the MAGA agenda to defund higher education and limit free speech on campuses across the country. Read our full statement here: bit.ly/fa-hcew @psc-cuny.org @aaup.org

On June 23, the Regents’ Workgroup on Faculty Discipline Policies and Procedures released Interim Policies. Some will go into effect Fall 2025 without review, including: Coordination of discipline with UC Police Departments for all misconduct cases, including those regarding expressive activities.

To contact @ucirvine.bsky.social leadership to tell them to stop the cuts to the School of Humanities, use this link: actionnetwork.org/letters/take... @ucaft.bsky.social @uaw4811.bsky.social @uc-faculty.bsky.social

Take Action: Save the School of Humanities!

UCI can do the right thing and fully fund the School of Humanities, but we have to fight for it! Click below to send an email defending the School of Humanities. UCI lecturers and Academic Student...

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“It’s a lot easier to destroy a thing than to build a thing.”

The Gov says his May revise reduces the 8.95% cut to UC to a 3% cut, still plans to defer the compact funding 1 year (a $240 million cut to UC in 2025-26). UC's May funding should be up 5.95% relative to January's proposal, but somehow it shows a $16 million cut: ebudget.ca.gov/budget/2025-...

The annual State Higher Education Finance report came out. Key figure: "Total education revenue at two-year institutions in California was $11,131 per FTE (82% of the U.S. average), while four-year total revenue was at $17,114 per FTE (81% of the U.S. average)." shef.sheeo.org/state-profil...

Why is @governor.ca.gov proposing an 8% budget cut for @uofcalifornia.bsky.social and @calstate.bsky.social, and why do most Democrats seem to be going along with him? I'm glad you asked! utotherescue.blogspot.com/2025/04/will... @ucaft.bsky.social @cftunion.bsky.social

Manufactured Austerity: As California Higher Education Braces Itself for Trump’s Attacks, We Also Have to Fight Against Budget Cuts from Democrats (Guest Post)

Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Nova, Coimbria, Portugal on April 26, 2025    by Trevor Griffey, UC Irvine   Before 2025, California Governor Gavi...

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We recognize the importance of securing data, but UCOP has completely bungled President Drake's cybersecurity mandate, leaving many important faculty questions unanswered. We must now call on UC to postpone this mandate. Faculty can join us in making this call at: sites.google.com/view/delay-m...

This is going to kneecap science in this country for years. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

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🚨 "WE ARE THE POWER WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR" @actioninhighered.bsky.social mobilized nationwide. Faculty, students & workers united to end repression & fight for education that serves the people. 📢 More than a protest—a movement. Join us. scholarsforsocialjustice.org

news that dozens of members of our UC community are under threat at the moment has us all anxious, but the solidarity between @ucaft.bsky.social and @uc-faculty.bsky.social today was beautiful. read our demands and see you at Bruin Plaza tomorrow! ucaft.org/news/cucfa-a...

This morning, FACULTY UNIONS led by @aaup.bsky.social sued the Trump administration over the unlawful funding cuts at Columbia. We will not let the federal government use coercion to rob us of academic freedom and critical research! So proud of my union! protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

If the block on the Federal Register isn’t removed in the next few months, I fear a majority of labs will close within a year. This small procedural wrench has the power to kill US science indefinitely, losing an entire generation of discovery and innovation.

Brian Stevenson Ph.D. spirochete lab@bstevensonlab.bsky.social · last yr.

I had two grant proposals up for review in the NIH Bacterial Virulence (BV) study section. It was canceled without notice this morning. Without those grants, my lab must close within a year. And so the purge of scientific research in the US continues 🤬 #MicroSky 🦠🧫🧪🧬🔬

We want to encourage UC academic senate faculty to attend a special meeting of the systemwide Academic Senate General Assembly to be held this Friday, January 17, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This meeting will discuss three issues affecting UC faculty:

Join the Higher Ed Votes zoom rally this coming Monday to discuss how we can fight together for higher education’s future: fully funded, free to students, democratically governed, where all workers are respected and paid a living wage. Register: tinyurl.com/HigherEdVotes

Faculty from across the UC system — long synonymous with the Free Speech Movement — have filed Unfair Labor Practice charges to fight a systematic and illegal campaign conducted by UC to repress academic freedom. cucfa.org/2024/09/facu...

An article in @theintercept.com about SB 1287 quotes ACLU California Action: “We foresee this mandate being applied in ways that unnecessarily restrict protected speech..., resulting in both indefensible censorship and administrative discipline.” theintercept.com/2024/08/13/c...

The “Dangerous” California Bill Inspired by Pro-Palestine Campus Protest Is Still Alive

The ACLU is ringing the alarm bell over S.B. 1287, which the group alleges will chill school speech on Israel.

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