by Michael Burawoy | Apr 12, 2021 | Commentary, Weekly
On February 17th, UC circulated a research data policy proposal for comment. The proposal opened with the statement, “The Regents of the University of California owns all Research Data and Tangible Research Materials.” The claim is a surprising and alarming move in a...
by Michael Burawoy | Apr 6, 2021 | Commentary, Weekly
On March 17, President Hillman of Mills College announced the closure of one of the most distinguished women’s colleges in the country. Founded in 1852, Mills will stop conferring degrees in 2023. The finality of this decision came as a shock to Mills faculty,...
by Michael Burawoy | Mar 30, 2021 | Commentary, Weekly
To her credit, Chancellor Christ has made it one of her priorities to increase housing for Berkeley students, staff and faculty. It’s not easy. Apart from financial constraints, a major problem is the availability of land. Space for campus housing can’t...
by Michael Burawoy | Mar 15, 2021 | Commentary, Weekly
The Vice Chancellor for Research, Randy Katz, recently sent all faculty and staff a proposed Presidential Policy on UC Research Data and Tangible Research Materials. It declared that “the Regents of the University of California own all research data and tangible...
by Michael Burawoy | Mar 8, 2021 | Commentary, Weekly
It is now exactly one year ago that the campus was closed and students were told to pack their bags. Those who could returned home; those who couldn’t eked out an existence around campus. Overnight we converted to remote instruction. There was talk of the possibility...
by Michael Burawoy | Mar 1, 2021 | Commentary, Weekly
Our colleagues at the University of California Riverside are seeking our support as they face a strangulating 11% cut to their campus budget, substantially greater than other campuses. The distribution of state funding among the campuses is shaped by a number of...
