by Michael Burawoy | Nov 23, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
This morning President Michael Drake outlined his priorities for tackling the $2 billion budget deficit UC faces due to the pandemic. Chancellor Christ has now also promised to outline her plans for our campus next week. Here is the Berkeley Faculty...
by Michael Burawoy | Nov 17, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
Last Wednesday, tenure-track faculty swelled the crowd of observers to over 500 as they heard the university make a few concessions on the question of job security for lecturers. Their union, UC-AFT, is making headway, but they need to maintain the pressure. You can...
by Michael Burawoy | Nov 9, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
A sense of relief has settled on much of California now that the election of Biden to the presidency seems unassailable. But farther down the ballot, results were not all good news. Faced with the usual plethora of propositions, California’s voters have once again...
by Michael Burawoy | Nov 2, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
Yes, tomorrow is election day. Yes, this could be a fateful election. Yes, things are not going to be decided tomorrow. Yes, there could be a battle royal that could go on in the courts and in the streets for months, as the contest in “swing” states is bound to be...
by Michael Burawoy | Oct 26, 2020 | Commentary, Weekly
Last week the administration announced that the campus Distinguished Teaching Award is being replaced this year by up to 25 awards for “Extraordinary Teaching in Extraordinary Times”: The award is intended to honor UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and graduate student...
