Who We Are
The Berkeley Faculty Association chapter of the American Association of University Professors (BFA/AAUP) is a voluntary membership organization of Senate faculty. Founded pursuant to a 1972 resolution of the Berkeley Division, the BFA was established in response to a perceived erosion of faculty “authority” and since the state-funded Senate is barred from lobbying provides Senate faculty with an independent political arm. A key component of the BFA/AAUP’s mission is to keep faculty members informed on employment-related issues.
The BFA/AAUP is a founding member of the Council of University of California Faculty Associations (CUCFA) which coordinates the advocacy work done on behalf of UC Senate faculty by the various campus Faculty Associations. As part of CUCFA, the BFA/AAUP participates in consultations with the UC Office of the President over proposed changes to systemwide UC policies that affect Senate faculty. Recent subjects of consultation have included: the UC Retirement Plan, Health Insurance benefits, Salary parity with our “Comparison 8,” Conflict of Interest and Outside Activities policies, Incompetence, as well as Intellectual Property and Copyright issues.
Affiliating with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in the spring of 2000, the BFA is now one of the largest advocacy chapters in the national AAUP.