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Beautifully argued, Aranye, and from several vantage points. I especially like your concluding remarks urging faculty consultation (shared governance shredded again!).
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Catherine Nesci is now a member of Saving UCSB
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We write to express our deep concern that your website for the reporting of “bias” will harm rather than help UCLA.  We understand that you do not intend the website to become an engine for the reporting of faculty points-of-view disliked by student…
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March 4, 2010 all day
ANNOUNCING MARCH 4 DAY OF ACTION TO DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION ________________________________________ Our Governor says he was inspired by student/ faculty protests to take action on behalf of public education. The time for more pressure is now. On M…
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January 13
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To: UC, CSU, and Community College Faculty From: George Lakoff Re: Ballot Initiative Dear Friends: Are you tired of the repeated, outrageous increases in tuition and fees? Are you angry that faculty and staff have been furloughed and laid off, clas…
December 23, 2009
Here's a link Michael Curtin passed on, to a great blog on the global aspects of higher ed's current woes.
December 6, 2009
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Division of Humanities and Fine Arts Administrative Support Reconfiguration Overview and Frequently Asked Questions Background The Division of Humanities and Fine Arts, like the rest of the College of Letters and Science and the campus, is strugglin…
December 3, 2009
Aranye Fradenburg added a discussion
Dear Harry (if I may), Thank you again for meeting with us, the UCSB faculty, yesterday afternoon. The discussion was productive. I would like to clarify a couple of points that I think are particularly important. The first has to do with our mist…
November 18, 2009
Sign these three petitions (to the Regents, state legislature and Governor) protesting budget cuts, in advance of Regents' Meeting!
November 8, 2009
Aranye Fradenburg added a blog post
25 October 2009 TO: HARRY POWELL DAN SIMMONS MARY CROUGHAN CYNTHIA BROWN ANIL DEOLALIKAR FROM: GAYLE BINION, PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE U.C. SANTA BARBARA RE: COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF U.C. CC: MEMBERS, ACADEMIC COUNCIL While the events…
October 27, 2009
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October 23, 2009
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The University of California Pays for Itself By: Saving UCSB (www.savingucsb.ning.com) To: the Gould Commission (http://ucfuture.universityofcalifornia.edu) The State of California has historically contributed about $40,000 to the 4-year educati…
October 21, 2009
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A Poem for the UC Commission on the Future By Yunte Huang I’m a zombie walking at the U of Cemetery. The watchman listens to the people he’s paid to bury. Today he sends out a team to awake me from sleep. Or does he mean to herd some sheep? Hal…
October 16, 2009

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according to Susan Kennedy, Governor Schwarzenegger's Chief of Staff. "Our university system is going to get the support it deserves."

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Aranye Fradenburg

DRAFT LETTER TO UCLA OPPOSING NEW "BIAS" POLICY 1 Reply

We write to express our deep concern that your website for the reporting of “bias” will harm rather than help UCLA.  We understand that you do not intend the website to become an engine for the repor…

Started by Aranye Fradenburg. Last reply by Constance Penley Feb 8.

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THE LAKOFF INITIATIVE TO CHANGE THE 2/3 RULE

To: UC, CSU, and Community College Faculty From: George Lakoff Re: Ballot Initiative Dear Friends: Are you tired of the repeated, outrageous increases in tuition and fees? Are you angry that faculty…

Started by Aranye Fradenburg Dec. 23, 2009.

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WHY WE SHOULD SAVE THE MASTER PLAN (AND SIGN THE PETITION)

The Master Plan sets out the 3-tiered system of community colleges, cal states, and uc's, wherein students who need college preparation can attend community college and then transfer if they are succ…

Started by Aranye Fradenburg Dec. 16, 2009.

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TEXT OF MEMORANDUM TO YANG, LUCAS, DEANS, AND MICHAELSEN FROM SAVING UCSB

December 12, 2009 To: Chancellor Yang Executive Vice-Chancellor Lucas Deans Marshall, Oliver, and Wiltzius Joel Michaelsen, Academic Senate From: Saving UCSB Re: Updates The faculty’s need of,…

Started by Aranye Fradenburg Dec. 15, 2009.

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DR. GAYLE BINION'S LETTER TO GOULD COMMISSION FACULTY

25 October 2009

TO: HARRY POWELL
DAN SIMMONS
MARY CROUGHAN
CYNTHIA BROWN
ANIL DEOLALIKAR

FROM: GAYLE BINION, PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
U.C. SANTA BARBARA

RE: COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF U.C.

CC: MEMBERS, ACADEMIC COUNCIL


While the events of this past week are still "fresh" in my mind, I write to convey concerns of faculty that appear to be widely expressed around UC... and, as the chair of R,J & E at USCB, have tangentially wound up within my bailiwick. My past experience as un
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Posted by Aranye Fradenburg on October 27, 2009 at 10:40am

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Aranye's Introductory Press Statement

STATEMENTS FOR THE PRESS ON THE
GOULD COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF UC
UC SANTA BARBARA FORUM, 10/22/09

The first Gould Commission on the Future of the University of California
Forum took place at UC Santa Barbara, 10/22/09, 2pm. Representatives of
the Commission addressed the campus community, and the campus community
responded, chiefly via open mike. The Commission has been given three
months to plan UC's future, considering issues like funding, distance
learning, tuition hikes, "shape and size… Continue

Posted by Aranye Fradenburg on October 23, 2009 at 4:59pm

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SREDNICKI'S COMMENTS TO GOULD COMMISSION ON FUTURE OF UC, SANTA BARBARA, 10/22/09

Remarks to the Gould Commission, Forum at UCSB, October 22, 2009

I’m Mark Srednicki, Chair of the Physics Department here. Thank you for the opportunity to speak today.

I have three points to make.

First, you represent the Commission on the Future of UC, but we cannot look to the future without first understanding the past.

Sadly, the past few years at UC have been characterized by a stunning failure of leadership at the highest levels. We have seen draconian funding cuts that threaten ir
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Posted by Aranye Fradenburg on October 23, 2009 at 11:58am

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