by Michael Burawoy | Oct 21, 2019 | Commentary, Weekly
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and if you were minding your in-box last summer for official statements from the UC Berkeley Administration, you may have noticed Vice Provost for the Faculty Benjamin E. Hermalin’s “Guidelines for Preventing...
by Michael Burawoy | Oct 14, 2019 | Commentary, Weekly
The BFA Board has just signed on to a proposal to provide paid family leave to all who work at the University of California. Most working residents of California have access to financial support for pregnancy, bonding with a new child, and caring for a sick family...
by Michael Burawoy | Oct 8, 2019 | Commentary, Weekly
Janet Napolitano is standing down as President of UC. In accordance with the Regents’ Policy 7101, the BFA, along with Faculty Associations from the other UC campuses, has proposed the formation of Academic Advisory Committees. On each campus, such a committee would...
by Michael Burawoy | Sep 30, 2019 | Commentary, Weekly
On September 17, the Regents announced that they will divest both the endowment and pension funds from fossil fuels. The announcement was made in an Opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times, authored by UC Chief Investment Officer Jagdeep Singh Bachher and Chairman of...
by Michael Burawoy | Sep 23, 2019 | Commentary, Weekly
The University of California is a public institution, accountable to its students, faculty, and the larger community. This is part of the reason that it is so important that union negotiations are public too. Last week, the UC-AFT, which represents lecturers and...
by Michael Burawoy | Sep 16, 2019 | Commentary, Weekly
IMPORTANT! On Friday September 20th, students across the world will be marching and rallying in support of stopping carbon emissions and addressing the climate crisis, as part of the youth-led Global Climate Strike. UC Berkeley students are planning a walk-out...
