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Provost Hexter’s Response 15 Jul 2013 | 07:52 am
The Provost responded to the DFA’s letter regarding the accommodation of students with special needs for examinations (available online at http://ucdfa.org/2013/07/dfa-board-letter-to-provost-hexter):...
CUCFA Statement Opposing Threat to City College of San Francisco’s Accreditation 11 Jul 2013 | 10:44 pm
The Council of UC Faculty Associations (CUCFA) opposes the recent decision of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) to revoke accreditation for City College of San Franc...
DFA Board letter to Provost Hexter re: Student Disability Center and exam accommodations 11 Jul 2013 | 07:16 pm
The DFA Board sent the following letter to Provost Hexter to express concerns raised by some of our members: July 11, 2013 Provost Ralph J. Hexter Mrak Hall, Fifth Floor University of California, Da...
Privatizing UC Instruction, SB520 6 Jun 2013 | 07:41 pm
SB 520, a controversial bill that proposes that California public universities partner with private technology companies to provide general education classes online, continues to move through the stat...
Member’s Meeting – First Round is on Us 23 May 2013 | 07:07 pm
The Board of the Davis Faculty Association invites you to join us over a beer – or soft drink – at Sudwerk (2001 2nd St, Davis – if the weather is pleasant we’ll probably be on the patio) at 5:00 pm o...
Nash Dinner, RSVP Deadline Monday 21 Apr 2013 | 04:03 am
As many of you are aware, the DFA is one of the organizations that supports the Charles P. Nash Prize, which is funded by the campus community and Charlie’s family and friends. Its goal is to acknowl...
New York Times editorial on the magical thinking around online education 31 Mar 2013 | 11:16 pm
The New York Times editorializes on state budget cuts to California’s public higher education systems and the state legislature’s magical thinking around online education. The full article is online a...
A note about proposed online ed legislation 25 Mar 2013 | 08:12 pm
The DFA, in conjunction with CUCFA staff and the other faculty associations, have been busy monitoring the impending state legislation about online courses. In a previous email, we informed you of our...
Add your voice to a call for changes to SB 520 21 Mar 2013 | 11:12 pm
The Davis Faculty Association is gravely concerned about SB 520, a bill currently being considered by the state legislature, which would mandate acceptance of online courses from any source for academ...
Senator Steinberg’s proposed online classes bill 14 Mar 2013 | 05:26 am
Today’s New York Times (and a number of other news sources) had an article about proposed legislation from Senator Steinberg that would require California’s public higher education systems to accept t...
