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The Council of UC Faculty Associations represents the University of California's faculty and works to ensure they can deliver the highest quality teaching, research and public service.
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Fight for the Future of Higher Ed Town Hall.

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Fight for the Future of Higher Education. A systemwide town hall 4 pm Friday, November 7th. Gather with faculty from all 10 campuses to discuss: - Erosion of Shared Governance and Working Conditions - Trump’s Threats to Research, Teaching, Patient Care - How FAs are Responding & How You Can Join The Fight Speakers: - Chris Hansmann, UCD, Gender, Sexuality & Women’s Studies - Nick Mitchell, UCSC, Feminist Studies and Critical Race & Ethnic Studies - Steve Shoptaw, UCLA Health, Pyschology - Walter Leal, UCD, Biochemistry - Anayeli Rosete, UCI, SAFIRE - Khalid Kadir, UCB, Engineering - Ussama Makdisi, UCB, History Register to attend: https://cucfa.solidarity.tech/fight-for-the-future-of-higher-ed-systemwide-town-hall Part of the AAUP National Day of Action for Higher Education.
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Insane stance for the UC to take. Faculty, workers, and students are the ones protecting our academic communities. And we deserve to know what the adminstration is negotiating with Trump behind closed doors. www.latimes.com/california/s... @uc-faculty.bsky.social @ucaft.bsky.social
UC asks California Supreme court to block release of Trump's UCLA settlement offer
UC on Thursday asked the California Supreme Court to block the release of a UCLA settlement proposal sent by the Trump administration in August. It outlines a $1.2-billion fine and vast campus changes...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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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
Rally flyer with colorful gradient background announcing 'Hands Off Our UC!' protest. Lists UC staff, nurses, doctors, faculty, researchers, and students as participants. Event details: Tuesday, September 16, 2 PM at William J. Rutter Center at UCSF, 1675 Owens St, San Francisco, CA. Includes logos of various unions and organizations. Lists causes they stand up for: UC workers, immigrant communities, trans youth, academic freedom, public education, healthcare for all.
September 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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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.
September 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Join @uclafa.bsky.social for the Suspended Science Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 10 (tomorrow), 11:30-1:30.
SCIENCE FAIR FOR SUSPENDED RESEARCH Learn about essential research AT RISK at UCLA Research Posters | Brain Demo | Meet Researchers SCAN HERE: • VIRTUAL PROGRAM • RESOURCES • JOIN OUR MAILING LIST SAVE OUR SCIENCE UAW UCLA Brain Research Institute September 10, 2025 11:30pm - 1:30pm Northwest corner of Westwood & Le Conte Ave
September 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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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
On Friday August 8, the Trump administration demanded a $1 billion “settlement” from UCLA after freezing $584 million in federal grants for vital scientific and health research. The proposed $1 billion agreement would be the largest settlement since Trump began extorting universities, and marks the first attempt of the federal government to ransom payment from a public university. These attacks have been waged under the guise of fighting antisemitism and investigating alleged Title VII violations, but we see them for what they are: an attempt to cripple public higher education in the nation’s premier public university system.
August 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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“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
A UC-AFT Local 1474 advocacy graphic with a blue and yellow design featuring a megaphone icon. The text reads 'Stand Strong Against Attacks on Education - HOLD THE LINE!' followed by 'Tell Pres. Milliken and the Regents to refuse any concessions demanded by Trump's Dept. of Justice and to stabilize funding for research and teaching at UC!' The graphic includes the UC-AFT logo with California state outline and directs viewers to take action at linktr.ee/ucaft.
August 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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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

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Faculty leaders comment on UCB Chancellor Lyon’s appearance before House Committee on Education and the Workforce – The Council of UC Faculty Associations
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July 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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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.
July 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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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...

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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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June 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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“It’s a lot easier to destroy a thing than to build a thing.”
May 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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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-...
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May 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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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)."

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SHEF State Profile for California
SHEF state profiles provide a comprehensive and interactive summary of a single state's higher education finance data. The SHEF report is produced annually by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO).
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May 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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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!

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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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May 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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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...
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The University of California is requiring all employees to comply with the cybersecurity mandate issued last year by the University of California Office of the President (UCOP). Deadlines vary across ...
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May 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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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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May 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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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.

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April 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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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...
CUCFA and UC-AFT Letter to Drake on revocation of student visas (4.6.25) – University Council-AFT
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April 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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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!

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March 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Poster reads: UC Stand Up For Research and Teaching Calling on UC Faculty, staff, and community members to protest against the current attacks on knowledge, higher education, and scientific research March 19, 2025 Noon - 1PM Locations across UC
March 19, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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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.
bstevensonlab.bsky.social Brian Stevenson Ph.D. spirochete lab @bstevensonlab.bsky.social · Feb 19
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
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#MicroSky 🦠🧫🧪🧬🔬
February 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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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:
January 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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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
The event has a stellar lineup to get folks fired up for November 5th and ready to take action. Featured speakers include Pramila Jayapal, Kirsten Engel, Claude Cummings, Margaret Cook, Shawn Fain, and Randi Weingarten.
October 27, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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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.

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Faculty File Historic Academic Freedom Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against UC – The Council of UC Faculty Associations
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September 19, 2024 at 7:49 PM