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		<title>Privatizing UC Instruction, SB520</title>
		<link>http://ucbfa.org/2013/06/privatizing-uc-instruction-sb520/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin 2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California in Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privatization]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A controversial bill proposes that California public universities partner with private technology companies to provide general education classes online. Colleen Lye and James Vernon, 2013-2014 Incoming Co-Chairs of the BFA, are quoted in this article concerning SB 520. June 5, &#8230; <a href="http://ucbfa.org/2013/06/privatizing-uc-instruction-sb520/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BFA Bylaws Amended and New 2013-2014 Officers Announced</title>
		<link>http://ucbfa.org/2013/06/bfa-bylaws-amended-and-new-2013-2014-officers-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://ucbfa.org/2013/06/bfa-bylaws-amended-and-new-2013-2014-officers-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin 2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To the BFA membership: We are pleased to inform you that the proposed amendments to our Bylaws have been approved and can be found HERE. The members of the Executive Board have appointed the new officers from within their ranks, in &#8230; <a href="http://ucbfa.org/2013/06/bfa-bylaws-amended-and-new-2013-2014-officers-announced/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BFA Board opposes the amendment to UC Berkeley’s 2020 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP), to allow the construction of a $15 million Aquatics Center</title>
		<link>http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/bfa-board-opposes-the-amendment-to-uc-berkeleys-2020-long-range-development-plan-lrdp-to-allow-the-construction-of-a-15-million-aquatics-center/</link>
		<comments>http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/bfa-board-opposes-the-amendment-to-uc-berkeleys-2020-long-range-development-plan-lrdp-to-allow-the-construction-of-a-15-million-aquatics-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 17:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin 2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Athletics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Students and Costs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the UC Regents meeting in Sacramento on May 15, 2013, the Regents will be asked to approve an amendment to UC Berkeley’s 2020 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP), to allow the construction of a $15 million Aquatics Center on &#8230; <a href="http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/bfa-board-opposes-the-amendment-to-uc-berkeleys-2020-long-range-development-plan-lrdp-to-allow-the-construction-of-a-15-million-aquatics-center/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Online Education in the Media April and early May 2013</title>
		<link>http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/online-education-in-the-media-april-and-early-may-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/online-education-in-the-media-april-and-early-may-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 16:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin 2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There continues to be an overwhelming number of articles in the media concerning  campus conversations about Coursera and other commercial online course providers.  The most recent articles appear at the bottom of the list. Duke U.’s Undergraduate Faculty Derails Plan for &#8230; <a href="http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/online-education-in-the-media-april-and-early-may-2013/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CUCFA President Meister&#8217;s Open Letter to Coursera Founder Daphne Koller</title>
		<link>http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/cucfa-president-meisters-open-letter-to-coursera-founder-daphne-koller/</link>
		<comments>http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/cucfa-president-meisters-open-letter-to-coursera-founder-daphne-koller/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 15:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin 2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privatization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Future of the University]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Because I share your vision of creating a world in which all have access to an excellent and empowering education, I would like to propose a new online course for you to make freely available through the Coursera platform. Its &#8230; <a href="http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/cucfa-president-meisters-open-letter-to-coursera-founder-daphne-koller/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BFA Annual Report: MAY 2013</title>
		<link>http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/bfa-annual-report-may-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/bfa-annual-report-may-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin 2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Faculty Welfare and Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financing Public Higher Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Staff and Campus Services Restructuring]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This has been a busy year for the Berkeley Faculty Association.  Although Proposition 30 passed in the Fall it effectively amounted to a stay of execution: cancelling cuts planned for this year but doing nothing to ameliorate the impact of &#8230; <a href="http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/bfa-annual-report-may-2013/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>California: Do Moocs Deserve Credit?</title>
		<link>http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/california-do-moocs-deserve-credit/</link>
		<comments>http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/california-do-moocs-deserve-credit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 21:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin 2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Politics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In February, California Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg introduced a bill that would open the door for massive open online courses (MOOCs), such as Coursera and Udacity, to offer courses for credit to public college and university students in &#8230; <a href="http://ucbfa.org/2013/05/california-do-moocs-deserve-credit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BFA Concerns about Intercollegiate Athletics</title>
		<link>http://ucbfa.org/2013/04/bfa-letter-concerning-intercollegiate-athletics/</link>
		<comments>http://ucbfa.org/2013/04/bfa-letter-concerning-intercollegiate-athletics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin 2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Athletics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Students and Costs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UC Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BFA letter to the Academic Senate concerning a list of issues related to Intercollegiate Athletics. We ask the present Senate leadership to do what we resolved in 2009:  establish a Senate Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics. We urge the Senate to encourage responsible discussion on the Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Aquatic Center and plans to seek approval at the May meeting of the UC Regents. <a href="http://ucbfa.org/2013/04/bfa-letter-concerning-intercollegiate-athletics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>BFA Press Release: Unprecedented number of faculty sign petition opposing SB 520</title>
		<link>http://ucbfa.org/2013/04/bfa-press-release-unprecedented-number-of-faculty-sign-petition-opposing-sb-520/</link>
		<comments>http://ucbfa.org/2013/04/bfa-press-release-unprecedented-number-of-faculty-sign-petition-opposing-sb-520/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin 2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privatization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A petition signed by over 1,000 UC faculty opposing SB520 was delivered to Senate Pro-Tem leader Darrel Steinberg (D-Sacramento), the author of the bill that, as formally amended yesterday, forces all three segments of California public higher education to accept online versions of heavily impacted courses for transfer credit. <a href="http://ucbfa.org/2013/04/bfa-press-release-unprecedented-number-of-faculty-sign-petition-opposing-sb-520/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Faculty Association President Meister’s Op-ed on SB 520</title>
		<link>http://ucbfa.org/2013/04/faculty-association-president-meisters-op-ed-on-sb-520/</link>
		<comments>http://ucbfa.org/2013/04/faculty-association-president-meisters-op-ed-on-sb-520/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin 2</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Privatization]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a decade of skyrocketing tuition, Sacramento politicians have seized on a new gimmick to avoid paying for the kind of low-cost, high quality college education California used to guarantee all its students.  <a href="http://ucbfa.org/2013/04/faculty-association-president-meisters-op-ed-on-sb-520/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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