This Week's News
The stories in our media archive feature UC-AFT members addressing issues that affect the quality and security of our positions within the University, including the affordability, accessibility, and quality of undergraduate education at UC.
From the Week of May 31, 2021 (Unit 18 strike authorization vote coverage)
UC faculty authorize potential strike for better job security, higher pay SF Chronicle
UC lecturers vote to authorize strike Davis Enterprise
Union representing University of California lecturers votes to authoirze strike EdSouce June 1
UC lecturers union votes overwhelming to authorize strike All Things Considered KCRW NPR (5:33 on the counter)
UC lecturers authorize strike in Fall KTVU San Francisco
University of California LecturersUnanimously Authorize Potential Strike CBS Bay Area
Univeristy of California Lecturer Union to Hold Possible Strike KFBK News
Another UC strike looming? Clouds gather at UCSC, elsewhere are lecturers authorize walkout Lookout Santa Cruz
From the Week of April 5, 2021
A 21st century workforce: Lecturers assert their place at University of California Daily Cal
From the Week of March 29, 2021
A New Deal for College Teachers and Teaching AAUP Academe by Mia McIver and Trevor Griffey
From the Week of February 8, 2021
Career paths for lecturers necessary for student success Daily Cal Op-Ed by Mia McIver
From the Week of February 1, 2021
UC Lecturers Reach Full Year without a Contract, Bargaining Continues City on Hill Press
UC-AFT holds virtual teaching faculty rally to settle contract Daily Cal
UC Faculty Demands Job Stability, Fair Wages after Many Colleagues Lost Jobs, Medical Benefits Davis Vanguard
From the Week of January 25, 2021
UC-AFT, UCOP continue talks on job stability, compensation Daily Cal
From the Week of November 30, 2020
Under Pressure from the Pandemic, UC Lecturers' Union Pushes for New Contracts with Better Protections Daily Nexus
From the Week of November 23, 2020
For educational, occupational stability, grant lecturers fair contracts Daily Cal Editorial
From the Week of October 12, 2020
Opinion: UC has a duty to provide job security and stability pay for lecturers Daily Bruin
From the Week of August 17, 2020
UC lecturers rally statewide for greater job protections Davis Enterprise
UC lecturers call on UC President Michael Drake for job security Daily Californian
UC-AFT Local 1990 holds protest demanding greater job security outside regents home Daily Bruin
Op-ed: UC-AFT Calls on President Michael Drake to Increase Job Security Daily Bruin
From the Week of June 8, 2020
Students and Staff Oppose COVID-Inspired Disaster Capitalism on US Campuses
From the Week of May 11, 2020
Hundreds of UC Lecturers Fear Losing Their Jobs SF Chronicle
From the Week of April 13, 2020
UC leacturers want university to provide resources to teach from home SF Chronicle (Paywall....here's a PDF.)
UC-AFT leaders speak on UC's lack of support amid COVID-19, online instruction Daily Bruin
From the Week of April 6, 2020
From the Week of May 13, 2019
UC Academic Lecturers Seek Improved Working Conditions Bottom Line
From the Week of October 29, 2018
Panel speaks out against '2nd class' treatment of lecturers Daily Cal
From the Week of October 22, 2018
‘Only one clear answer’: Campus librarians protest over contract negotiations with the UC Daily Cal
"Nobody should have to deal with these conditions:" Union workers continue 2nd day of 3 day strike Daily Cal
From the Week of October 15, 2018
UC Librarians Fight for Academic Freedom, Pay Equity Academe Blog
From the Week of October 8, 2018
Checking Out: Support the Librarians in their Demand for Better Labor Conditions The Guardian
From the Week of July 30, 2018
Librarians bargain with UC about academic freedom and temporary positions Daily Bruin
UCLA Library's reliance on temporary workers is unethical, inefficient Daily Bruin Op-Ed by Daniel Schoorl
From the Week of June 25, 2018
From the Week of May 1, 2018
Librarians Fight for a Pay Raise with Help from a Student The Bottom Line
Librarians and UC Begin Negotiations for New Contract City on a Hill Press
From the Week of April 23, 2018
UCSB Librarians Join Contract Negotiation Meetings The Bottom Line
From the Week of April 16, 2018
UC Librarians Begin Contract Negotiations for Higher Salaries The Daily Californian
From the Week of March 19, 2018
Libraries are the Heart of UC Berkeley The Daily Californian
From the Week of April 4, 2016
Sanders-Clinton divide simmers among teachers Politico w/ Bob Samuels
From the Week of March 28, 2016
Report Blasts UC Out of State Admissions Santa Barbara Independent w/ Bob Samuels
State auditor blasts UC over tuition policy Sac Bee
Indicting Linda Katehi Davis Vanguard
From the Week of March14, 2016
Unions face delays in handling grievances as state agency backlog persists Daily Californian
From the Week of February 8, 2016
Lecturers in limbo Daily Cal featuring several lecturers
Tentative Contract at UC Schools Boosts Pay, Increases Job Security USC Annenberg Media
Lecturers' union, UC reach agreement regarding new employee contract Daily Bruin
UC lecturers would get pay boost, earlier mentoring under contract agreement Los Angeles Times
Lecturers' union, UC reach tentative contract agreement Daily Californian
Sanders Against the System: A Teaching Moment Huffington Post by Bob Samuels
From the Week of February 1, 2016
U of California to Make 5 Million in Loans to Undocumented Students Public New Service w/ Bob Samuels
From the Week of November 30, 2015
UC Irvine lecturers protest for better pay, benefits O.C. Register
Lecturer Union Protests for Better Teaching and Working Conditions New University
From the Week of November 16, 2015
Protesters rally for job security, benefits, compensation for lecturers Daily Cal w/ video
KPFA coverage of Nov 18 Rally fro Fair Contract at UC Berkeley KPFA Radio (begins at 39:37)
From the Week of November 2, 2015
UC sets bad example for students in treatment of lecturers Daily Cal editorial
From the Week of October 26, 2015
Lecturers Demand Job Security, Fair Wages City on Hill Press
UC must increase transparency, stop deferral of labor disputes Daily Bruin Editorial Board featuring UC-AFT
UC lecturer union rally seeks to inform UCLA of contract negotiations Daily Bruin
From the Week of October 19, 2015
Lecturers Reach Out for Support Ctiy on a Hill Press
Coward story highlights lecturers plight Daily Cal
From the Week of October 12, 2015
Firing of UC Berkeley lecturer signals need for UC worker solidarity Daily Bruin
From the Week of September 21, 2015
Job Stability is the only difference between lecturers, professors Daily Bruin
In Class, On the Job, With the Union New University
From the Week of August 24, 2015
Assembly hearing on UC admission, enrollment trends Daily Cal w/ Bob Samuels
UC fails to reach $25 million incentive to add Californians SFGate
Free vs. Affordable Inside Higher Ed
From the Week of July 27, 2015
Chancellors not for sale Daily Cal
From the Week of July 6, 2015
Oregon passes free community college bill as congressional democrats introduce federal version Insider Higher Ed
When college is free, or free(ish) Chronicle of Higher Ed (subscription only)
Congratulations, you've earned the worst job title in America (UC Irvine 5+2 plan) Slate.com
From the Week of June 29, 2015
Free College Proposals in Oregon and D.C. Inside Higher Ed
From the Week of June 22, 2015
Faster Humanities Ph.D.s, But at What Cost? Insider Higher Ed w/ UC-AFT's Keith Danner
From the Week of June 8, 2017
Lecturers Unite to Demand Job Security City on a Hill Press
Lecturers deserve better benefits, greater job security Daily Cal
From the Week of June 1, 2015
Labor contract extended 5 months as negotiations begin between lecturer union, UC Daily Cal
From the Week of May 25, 2015
Public Hearing Outlines UC Riversides Success in Diversity UCR Today w/ Bob Samuels
From the Week of May 18, 2015
Free College? NPR's On Point w/ Bob Samuels
From the Week of May 4, 2015
Academic Senate, union leaders meet on faculty working conditions Daily Bruin featuring Bob Samuels and Mia McIver
From the Week of March 2, 2015
State to audit UC nonresident enrollment, rebenching progress Daily Bruin
From the Week of February 23, 2015
Lecturer Union Marches to Begin Contract Negotiations City on Hill Press
Professors and Students Protest Low Wages UCSD Guardian
Walking Out, Teaching In, and Puppeteering CHE Vitae w/ Chris Hables Gray
UCSC Lecturers hold demonstration for better benefits KION News w/ Roxi Power
Adjuncts deem day of protest a success Inside Higher Ed w/ UC-AFT Local Prez Roxi Power
Radio interveiw on KPFA w/ Michelle Squitieri
Unions can fix the crisis facing adjunct professors Al Jazeera (Featuring UC-AFT)
CSU using more part-time faculty than full-time professors Sac Bee
Teachers' union: We have seen free community college succeed Washington Post
From the Week of January 29, 2015
Your Call: What will it take to make UC's budget more transparent? KALW Public Radio
Dan Walters: Governor aims to reform California's higher education system San Jose Mercury News
From the Week of January 5, 2015
Official: California Governor Plans Record $113B Budget N.Y. Times
From the Week of December 8, 2014
Brown, Legislature study ways to avoid UC, CSU tuition increase L.A. Times
Payback's a Bitch Chronicle of Higher Education w/ Bob Samuels
From the Week of December 1, 2014
No tuition increase under California State Dems' funding plan SacBee Capitol Alert
From the Week of November 23, 2014
Prop 30 tax hike is working and must be kept in place SacBee opinion by CFT President Joshua Pechthalt
Legislature needs to increase funding for UC and CSU SFGate Opinion from CFT President Joshua Pechthalt
Protesters Convene in Storke Plaza for Rally on Tuition Daily Nexus w/ Bob Samuels
Hundreds of UCB students protest tuition hike San Jose Mercury News
From the Week of November 17, 2014
Showdown looms over tuition hike Capitol Weekly
UC Davis protest proposed tuition hike on anniversary of pepper spraying Sac Bee w/ Davis Lecturer, John Rundin
From the Week of November 10, 2014
UC resists law requiring disclosure of expenditures S.F. Chronicle (behind paywall)
Napolitano makes the case for University of California tuition increase SacBee
California needs to reinvest in public higher education SFGate
A Different Kind of Examination: Looking at Lecturers UCSB The Bottom Line w/ Bob Samuels
As UC Regents debate tuition hike, Brown may hold sway L.A. Times
From the Week of October 28, 2014
How to treat adjuncts Insider Higher Ed written by UCB Lecturer Patrick Iber
Professors, lecturers face different rights to tenure The California Aggie
From the Week of October 2, 2014
Dirks, Udacity co-founder discuss online education Daily Cal
Why you should be extremely proud of UC Berkeley's library system Daily Cal
From the Week of September 29, 2014
Inequality is easy to find on UC campuses Modesto Bee
From the Week of September 8, 2014
A Different Type of Online Education Goes Viral Here & Now NPR w/ Bob Samuels
Napolitano speaks with alumni about tuition, online education in web chat Daily Cal
Viewpoints: Governor should approve California's higher education funding Sac Bee
From the Week of August 25, 2014
Online learning push continues in California Inside Higher Ed
Napolitano delivers clever message at NexentaDx Summit SFGate
From the Week of August 18, 2014
A UC system for Californians first L.A. Times
From the Week of August 11, 2014
A changing economy changes online education priorities at UC Inside Higher Ed
From the Week of August 4, 2014
A Democracy Index for Higher Education Changing Universities
Report Highlights Importance fo More Fully Engaging Part-time Facutly at Community Colleges AdjunctNation.com
Lawmakers seek additional funds for UC, Cal State campuses L.A. Times
From the Week of July 28, 2014
California's new Middle Class Scholarship awards delayed L.A. Times
From the Week of July 21, 2014
UC enrolling more new students from other states and nations L.A. Times
CCSF's Critic's Biased, Deply Flawed Argument California Part-Time Faculty Association Blog
From the Week of July 7, 2014
The Power of Grad Students Inside Higher Ed by UAW 2865 E-Board Member Asad Haider
From the Week of June 16, 2014
Free Higher Ed--Promising Too Much? Inside Higher Ed
President Obama throws crumbs to student debtors syracuse.com
From the Week of June 9, 2014
Why Can't College Be Free? In These Times w/ Bob Samuels
What's out: Student Debt. What's In: Free College. Chronicle of Higher Ed w/ Bob Samuels CHE is subscription only. Free article is published here.
From the Week of June 2, 2014
Cal State plans push to hire more full time faculty L.A. Times
UC, Teaching assistants agree on contract, avert strike during exams L.A. Times
From the Week of May 12, 2014
Brown's Budget proposal calls for funding increase, tuition freeze San Jose Mercury News
From the Week of March 31, 2014
Do the Math: Free Public Higher Education Should be Considered Huffington Post
University of California medical workers approve contract S.F. Examiner
From the Week of March 24, 2014
Debt, climate change, immigration top student agenda People's World
University of California's Napolitano joins skeptics over online courses Reuters
From the Week of March 17, 2014
UC Regents debate lifting tuition freeze Capitol Alert Sac Bee
From the Week of February 17, 2014
Being Present- A critique of online education By Bob Samuels published on UNESCO education website
New union at colleges? Adjunct instructors make a push Seattle Times
From the Week of February 10, 2014
LAO calls for tuition hikes at UC and CSU EdSource
The Promise for Free Public Higher Education Forbes.com
In Calif., Janet Napolitano's Vision: More Unity, Money, and Research Chronicle of Higher Ed w/ quotes from Bob Samuels
How to Make Higher Ed Free w/o New Taxes or More Government Spending (1of 2) TheRealNews.com Video interview w/ Bob Samuels
Universities Are Relying on Exploitation of Part-Time Labor (2 of 2) TheRealNews.com Video interview w/ Bob Samuels
Adjuncts: Equal Pay Music Video on YouTube
The New College Campus N.Y. Time Editorial Board
From the Week of February 3, 2014
Part-Time Professors Demand Higher Pay; Will Colleges Listen? NPR
Adjuncts Gain Traction With Congressional Attention Chronicle of Higher Ed
Students, faculty call for more academic representation on the UC Board of Regents Daily Cal
From the Week of January 27, 2014
Viewpoints: UC has a labor-relations problem The Sac Bee
The Invisible Professor Boston Globe
UC Berkeley libraries saved with influx of cash S.F. Chronicle
From the Week of January 13, 2014
Napolitano says budget is 'good starting point' for higher ed funding Sac Bee Capitol Alert
From the Week of December 9, 2013
University of California and academic employee union ratify new contract for lecturers Daily Cal
From the Week of December 2, 2013
More College Adjuncts See Strength in Union Numbers N.Y. Times
From the Week of November 25, 2013
A Truce on the Tech Front at San Jose State Chronicle of Higher Ed
From the Week of November 11, 2013
Death of Duquesne adjunct Margaret Mary Vojtko Slate
Take Back UC Campaign Calls for UC Reform The Bottom Line
UC right to hold line on tuition S.F. Chronicle
Warning from California's Governor Inside Higher Ed
UC Grad Student Employees Declare Solidarity With Service Workers In These Times
Campus Health Workers Vote to Strike Again The Guardian
Union Announces Another Strike on UC Daily Nexus
Union covering UC workers calls one day strike Sacramento Business Journal
From the Week of November 4, 2013
Anthony Canella: Reforms needed to make UC affordable Modesto Bee
UC classes too big, teacher aides few, report says SFGate
Preliminary plan calls for no tuition hike next year L.A. Times
From the Week of October 21, 2013
California higher ed needs a new strategy of reinvesting in the workforce Sac Bee Viewpoints op-ed
UC Daivs' luxury comes at the cost of equality LtE in Sac Bee by UC-AFT member Kathryn Klar
UC System Maintains Cost this Year, but Are They In for Another Big Increase?
From the Week of October 14, 2013
Death of Duquesne adjunct Margaret Mary Vojtko Slate
California needs to revise its vision for higher education Sac Bee Editorial
Who wins in education: students or banks? The Eastern Echo
From the Week of October 7, 2013
Non-tenured faculty fight against their conditions Peoples Tribune
Education Groups Oppose Pay it Forward Inside Higher Ed
From the Week of September 30, 2013
More university inequality = more academic inequality University World News
An insult of a contract at UC Socialist Worker on UC imposing a contract on AFSCME workers
Education pubic option won't help rising costs Seattle Times, Guest Editorial from American Enterprise Institute
From the Week of September 23, 2013
Should public colleges be free for all qualified applicants? Duluth News Tribune
Pro: Removing tuition hurdle allows everyone to move higher GazetteXtra
Bibliocracy interview with Bob Samuels KPFK Radio with Bob Samuels
Carping Diem! Teachers Rant. Teachers' Rant. A Teacher's Rant. It's back to school reading week... OC Weekly written by UCI Lecturer Andrew Tonkovich, and featuring Bob Samuels.
Napolitano choice fuels criticism over UC system's selection process L.A. Times
Free tuition for public universities and colleges is a left wing con job Canada Free Press
From the Week of September 9, 2013
Why Public Higher Education Should Be Free Beneath the Surface
An Immodest Proposal: Free College for the People The Northern Iowan
Free Public Higher Ed Interview w/ Bob Samuels North Carolina Public Radio
The Adjunct Advantage Inside Higher Ed
From the Week of August 26, 2013
Against the Grain KPFK radio interview with Bob Samuels on free higher ed and beyond
Obama's college affordability plan gets mixed reviews NPR Radio with Bob Samuels
College for Free Inside Higher Ed Article on Bob Samuels' new book
From the Week of August 19, 2013
Disappointed, Not Surprised Inside Higher Ed featuring Bob Samuels
College for free? America can afford it NJ.com Interview of Bob Samuels
From the Week of August 5, 2013
Senate Leader's online ed bill draws fire Capitol Weekly featuring quotes from UC-AFT
UC can't gripe about cuts while padding (executive) pay Sac Bee Editorial
For Public Colleges, the Best Tuition is No Tuition Chronicle of Higher Education, excerpt from Bob Samuels' new book
The University of California's $8 billion question mark Fortune.com
From the Week of July 29, 2013
MOOC Bill (SB 520) Dead for Now Inside Higher Ed
Reigning in golden handshakes at UC Daily Californian
California State University's 'radical' plan for online courses San Jose Mercury News
From the Week of July 8, 2013
U. of California Picks U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security as Next President Chronicle of Higher Education w/ Bob Samuels
Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano resigns to University of California system post Washington Post
Napolitano to head University of California San Francisco Chronicle
Janet Napolitano To Resign, Will Become Unversity of California President Huffington Post
Janet Napolitano, Homeland Security chief, to head UC L.A. Times
An Oregon Trail to End Student Debt The Nation
From the Week of June 3, 2013
Privatizing UC Instruction East Bay Express
From the Week of May 13, 2013
Can San Jose show US academy the way? The Times of Higher Education featuring Bob Samuels
Brown's Budget Surplus could be used entirely for schools L.A. Times
UC Spokesperson Challenges Claims Against Online Education Daily Nexus
From the Week of April 29, 2013
In Deals with 10 Public Universities, Coursera Bids for Role in Credit Courses CHE
From the Makers of Massive Budget Cuts: A Digital Education Daily Nexus
From the Week of April 22, 2013
Amended but not Commended Insider Higher Ed featuring Bob Samuels on SB520
Students ready to fight bill that would create higher fee classes L.A. Times
Brown wants to tie some funding of universities to new proposals L.A Times
From the Week of April 8, 2013
No teaching, just tests: A new California college? L.A. Times Editorial
Cal State to offer oline engineering course at ll more campuses L.A. Times
UC introduces system to alter allocation of state funds The Aggie
Regulating Distance Ed Inside Higher Ed
Digital Rescue Insider Higher Ed
From the Week of March 18, 2013
Who Owns a MOOC? Inside Higher Ed w/ Bob Samuels
U. of CA Faculty Leaders Question Outsourcing Plan Inside Higher Ed
From the Week of March 11, 2013
Will CA bill be 'turning point' for online college course? Alaska Dispatch w/ Bob Samuels
California bill would promote online college courses L.A. Times
Politics and Cautions in California Inside Higher Ed
CA's Move Toward MOOC's Sends Shock Waves, Questions Remain Unanswered Chronicle of Higher Education
CA Bill Seeks Campus Credit for Online Study N.Y. Times
Fromthe Week of February 18, 2013
California Higher Ed: Regents Deny Critics a Fair Hearing Real Clear Politics
UC Irvine Professor stops teaching course in dispute L.A. Times
From the Week of February 11, 2013
Group Floats 3 Options for Financing Public Higher Education Chronicle of Higher Education
Rejecting the New Normal Inside Higher Education
College teachers deliver outline for funding depleted higher ed coffers Vallejo Times-Herald
Association proposes financial solutions for CA education Daily Titan, CSU Fullerton
Americans can afford to educate everyone, and three new papers show us how Minnesota Post, Minnesota 20/20 Blog
Advocacy Group Offers 3 Ideas for Funding Higher Education SayCampusLife.com
From the Week of January 21, 2013
Being Present Insider Higher Education By Bob Samuels
From the Week of January 14, 2013
Gov. Jerry Brown challenges UC, Cal State to make big changes L.A. Times
From the Week of January 7, 2013
UC online courses fail to lure outsiders S.F. Chronicle
MLA Sessions Keep the Focus on Adjuncts The Chronicle of Higher Education
Conference about online education attracts major players to UCLA L.A. Times Blog
Finally, a Path Toward a Soultion in the Crisis in Higher Education The Chronicle of Higher Education
Clashes over the Future of Higher Education in California KPFA Radio 94.1
From the Week of October 29, 2012
California and the Battle for Public Higher Education Huffington Post
State Defunding Erodes Promise of College for Next Generation New America Media
From the Week of October 22, 2012
California Colleges' Funding Hangs on a Ballot Measure Wall Street Journal
From the Week of October 8, 2012
Standford: Tanner Lecturers Tackle Universities' Cost Problem Menlo Park-Atherton Patch
S. California Billionaire Should Stop Attacks on College Students Huffington Post
Molly Munger Put a Lid on It Mercury News Editorial
From the Week of September 24, 2012
New poll finds voters split over pension changes L.A. Times
One in five households burdened by student debt L.A. Times
From the Week of September 17, 2012
Professors and the Students Who Grade Them N.Y. Times
From the Week of September 10, 2012
UC Regents brainstormchanges if voters reject Prop 30 L.A. Times
Gov. Jerry Brown signs bill to trim public pension costs L.A. Times
California unions assail public pension changes L.A. Times
From the Week of August 27, 2012
California teacher evaluation bill abandoned by lawmakers L.A. Times
State near landmark pension reform Silicon Valley Mercury News
From the Week of August 20, 2012
UC, CSU researcher assistants would get union rights Sac Bee
Inequity between students, administration grows in California's public universities S.B. Sun
From the Week of August 13, 2012
Student Debtors Might Not Get Mortgages Inside Higher Ed
UC San Diego to end transfer guarantee for college students North County Times
California: A state of haves and have nots Santa Cruz Sentinal
From the Week of August 6, 2012
Report: If you teach at a UC school, you're probably underpaid KPCC Public Radio
UC Payroll Up Six Percent Sacramento Bee Capitol Alert
From the Week of July 16, 2012
Where's UC Online and How Will We Get Our $7 Million Back? KeepCalifornia'sPromise.org
California College Students Stage Zombie Protest Against Tuition Hikes Huffington Post
UC regents discuss backup plan if tax increase fails in November S.F. Examiner
Prop 30 is only a Temporary Fix for UC Affordability Policymic
From the Week of July 13, 2012
CSU mulls pay raises for 3 new presidents despite budget troubles California Watch
From the Week of June 25, 2012
UC leaders call for no tuition hike unless tax measure fails L.A. Times
California budget deal could prevent tuition hikes L.A. Times
From the Week of June 18, 2012
UC Berkeley's libraries next chapter may be cuts S.F. Chronicle
Non-resident admission, student headcount climbs at UC Palo Alto Online
California fumbling committment to higher education S.F. Chronicle
University of California faces mounting pension costs Silicon Valley Mercury News
Non-Tenure-Track Economics Insider Higher Ed
From the Week of June 12, 2012
State's college tuition rising fastest in nation S.F. Chronicle
Governor Brown and the University of California's Enron Playbook Calitics
Public vs. Private Universities: A Reply from the Trenches Mother Jones
University of California now caters to the rich and foreign Silicon Valley Mercury News
Whose University of California is it going to be? Long Beach Press-Telegram
From the Week of May 28, 2012
Higher Ed News-
Heavy Debt, but No Degree New York Times
Bills in Legislature may bring tuition relief S.F. Chronicle
California Cuts Threaten the Status of Universities New York Times
From the Week of May 21, 2012
Strong majority backs Jerry Brown's tax initiative, poll finds L.A. Times
From the Week of May 7, 2012
UC-AFT News-
State of the Union City on Hill City on a Hill Press UCSC
Are Harvard's Realignment Throes Unique, or a Cautionary Tale? American Libraries
From the Week of April 23, 2012
Teams of library employees to investigate streamlining measures Daily Cal
Local governance urged for UC campuses L.A. Times
From the Week of April 15, 2012
UC President pushes for passage of Brown's tax plan Daily Californian
From the Week of April 9, 2012
Let's bring back the idea of a free UC education L.A. Times
Campus Task Force Criticizes Pepper Spraying of Protestors N.Y. Times
From the Week of April 2, 2012
UC-AFT News-
Churn and Burn at the Young Musicians Program East Bay Express
UC News-
Little evidence of UC 'Crisis' L.A. Times
From the Week of March 5, 2012
Occupy the Capitol: Labor, Students Unite to Rebalance Education Funding Deficit Fogcityjournal.com (Lots of good pics)
CHP releases dozens arrested at Capitol protest Associated Press
Background Briefing with Ian Masters interview w/Bob Samuels KPFK
CHP arrests education protesters in Sacramento SFGate.com
New York, California College Students Rally At State Capitols Calling For A Millionaire's Tax Huff Po
Students protest education cuts at Capitol rally CBS News
Protesters facing off with CHP in Capitol rotunda over higher ed costs Oakland Tribune
California Capitol Under Siege NBC Bay Area News
The dismantling of California's Schools Aljazeera
Thousands of College Students Converge on California Capitol--Hundreds Occupy Inside OB Rag
Students converge on Sacramento to protest tuition fee hikes MercuryNews.com
Thousands march to protest tuition hikes, occupy state Capitol L.A. Times
Activists camp out at state Capitol to protest tuition hikes L.A.Times
Calif. Highway Patrol arrests dozens of protesters inside state Capitol building The Republic
From the Week of February 27, 2012
99-Mile March to reach UC Davis today Daily Democrat
Occupy UCLA protesters stage 'Festival of Resistance' to support national day of action Daily Bruin
From the Week of February 20, 2012
UC inaugurates pilot program for online classes Featuring Bob Samuels
From the Week of January 23, 2012
New Faculty Majority Summit: Can We Bridge the Trust Gap? Inside Higher Ed
Romney, Private Equity, and the Future of American Capitalism, Huffington Post, by Bob Samuels
From the Week of January 16, 2012
UC-AFT News-
Heart Surgery for UC Good Times Santa Cruz, Featuring Ken Lyons and Mike Rotkin
UC News-
Administration agrees to restore anthropology library hours Daily Cal
Occupy Cal library protest ends UC Berkeley News Center
RIVERSIDE: Protesters and arrests at UC Regents meeting The Press-Enterprise
UC Board of Regents Protest Livestream Daily Kos
Cost of Higher Education Spurs Local Protest Lake Elsinore-Wildomar Patch
UC-Riverside protest halts Regents meeting Mydesert.com
Occupy Cal protest returns with library sit-in ABC 7 San Francisco
Plan would eliminate tuition to UC's benefit S.F. Chronicle
Labor and Political News-
Public sector unions: What's the big deal? L.A. Times
From the Week of January 9, 2012
On the Record- Daily Bruin, featuring Bob Samuels
Kim Kardashian, the Millionaire Tax and Media Activism Huffington Post by Bob Samuels
Anguish Trumps Activism at the MLA Chronicle of Higher Education, featuring Bob Samuels
From the Week of January 2, 2012
California pension system not in crisis S.F Gate
Legislative analysts says state needs clearer higher-ed vision San Jose Mercury News
UCSC veteran retires rather than face another pink slip Santa Cruz Sentinal
Jerry Brown unveils budget proposal with $2.6 billion for UC Daily Bruin
From the Week of December 12, 2011
Apologies for UC Davis pepper spray incident come with a warning L.A. Times
UC Davis pepper spraying spur pledge for research S.F. Chronicle
Lawmakers Grill University of California Over Pepper Spray Use Central Coast News
UC Berkeley launches groundbreaking middle-class financial aid plan UCB News Center
From the Week of December 5, 2011
Lawmaker on pepper spray probe recalls protests Signonsandiego.com
Viewpoints: Let UCD probes take their course Sac Bee
From the Week of Novmeber 28, 2011
Despite Angry Protests, UC Regents Raise Administrator's Salaries The Bay Citizen
Faces of protest: Bruin activists share stories on Occupy UCLA Daily Bruin
UC Berkeley police union defends Occupy handling Sacramento Bee
Silent Majority: California's War on its Students The Nation
Protest blocks student services building at UC Santa Cruz Central Coast News
Students shut down UC regents meeting S.F. Chronicle
UC Regents meeting: Students voice concerns over tuition, pepper spraying 89.3 KPCC w/ Bob Samuels
Students blast chancellor's salaries and fee increases at UC Regents meeting MercuryNews.com
Students Protest Occupy Crackdown at UC Regents Meetings NBC L.A.
Students line up to blast UC Regents S.F. Chronicle
Live Blog: Occupy Sanity teach-in underway on Davis quad MercuryNews.com
From the Week of November 21, 2011
Tax Proposal Could Bring in Billions of Extra Dollars for California Schools Huffington Post
Higher Ed News-
Teacher Pay Around the World CUNY Grad Center Advocate, Featuring Bob Samuels
The other student loan problem: too little debt BostonGlobe.com
UC Davis Rally Coverage-
UC Davis pepper spraying raises questions about role of police Washinton Post
California's Campus Movements Dig in Their Heels N.Y. Times
UC Davis Chancellor apologizes in pepper spray incident L.A. Times
Documents detail UC Davis use of force policy News 10 ABC
Students Rally at US College Against Pepper Spraying AlterNet
Katehi to students: I'm here to apologize Modesto Bee
From the Week of November 13, 2011
Higher Ed News-
Well, This is Something: UC President Responds to Pepper Spray The Atlantic
Appalled UC President orders urgent review Sac Bee
The roots of the UC Davis Pepper Spraying Salon.com
UC President vows to review police procedures at campuses L.A. Times
Why All Public Higher Education Should Be Free-- Bob Samuels, Huffington Post
CSU Board of Trustess Vote for Tuition Increase at Meeting Turned Violent Daily Sundial
More Than 90 Arrested in Bank of America Occupation in SF KQED
The students are coming! Salon.com Quoting Bob Samuels
Get off my lawn Chronicle of Higher Ed Innovations column Featuring Bob Samuels
Occupy protestors move to California universities L.A Times
Calling All Anteaters UCI's New University, featuring UCI Librarian Mitchell Brown
From the Week of November 7, 2011
UC-AFT News-
Librarian Borg to receive James H. Meyer award tonight UC Davis Dateline
Higher Ed News-
Berkeley Students Plan Strike in Wake of Police Violence AlterNet
Berkeley Faculty Sign Letter Against Police Violence Academe Blog
UC looking to avoid 2nd clash with protesters S.F. Chronicle
UC Berkeley Pledges to Investigate Police Response to Occupy Cal Protest The Bay Citizen
UC Berkeley police defend Occupy crackdown, say tents won't be tolerated Mercury News
Statement on UC Police Violence from Veterans of the 1964 Free Speech Movement Berkeley Daily Planet
Day of Action Sweeps Across California Daily Californian
Occupy Cal Protest Draws Thousands Huffington Post
Liberal Arts College in a Research University EdHat
From the Week of October 31, 2011
UC-AFT News-
Online Disruption, Privatization of Public Higher Ed
From the Week of October 24, 2011
UC-AFT News-
Final agreement reached between librarians' union and UC The California Aggie
Student frustration fuels march on UCD campus The Davis Enterprise
From the Week of October 17, 2011
UC-AFT News
UC lecturers ratify new contract with university system L.A. Times
From the Week of October 3, 2011
UC-AFT News-
UCLA lecturer Bob Samuels discusses possibility of jobs program at Capitol Daily Bruin
UC System To Settle Union Negotiations, Increase Pay Daily Nexus
U. of California Reaches Tentative Pact With Lecturers, Librarians IHE
Other News-
Occupy Wall Street (OWS) spreads to Boston, Chicago, L.A., Seattle as cities brace for protest U.K. Daily Mail Great photos, scroll down just a bit for the story.
From the Week of September 26, 2011
Five Way Occupy Wall Street has Succeeded Truthout.org
From the Week of September 19, 2011
Guest Editorial: UC punished librarians for collective bargaining The Aggie by David Michaliski
UCSC's McHenry Library opens after $100 million upgrade Santa Cruz Sentinal, features Ken Lyons
A Progressive Alternative to Obama's Jobs Plan Huffington Post by Bob Samuels
Dozens occupy UC Berkeley building MercuryNews.com
From the Week of September 12, 2011
Higher Ed News-
Under plan, UC tuition could rise by 16% a year S.F. Chronicle
UC investing millions in new cyber studies program S.F. Chronicle
From the Week of August 29, 2011
UC-AFT News-
UC Librarians are underpaid The Davis Enterprise, LtE by Patsy Inouye
UC: Deciding Salaries and Raises (Blowback) Opinion piece L.A. Times
From the Week of August 22, 2011
UC-AFT News-
UC librarians got no raises Letter to Editor Sac Bee by Axel Borg
Higher Ed News-
UCSD library cuts mean 150,000 books must go California Watch
UC income from tuition will surpass state funding for the first time L.A. Times
From the Week of August 15, 2011
UC to give merit pay raises to some faculty, staff Sacramento Bee
Budget Cuts, Tuition Hikes Jeopardize Quality of Higher Education in California PBS News Hour
University of California announces raises for non-union workers L.A. Times
Measures seek to limit executive pay at CSU and UC Sac Bee Capitol Alert
UC to Chiang: We probably won't give you all pay data you want Sac Bee
From the Week of August 8, 2011
Political News-
The Need to Run a Third Party Candidate for President- By Bob Samuels Huffington Post
From the Week of August 1, 2011
Higher Ed News-
Audit finds UCLA wrongfully designated $23M in student fees California Watch
From the Week of July 25, 2011
UC-AFT News-
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube—and Democracy Academe Online
Higher Ed News-
UC budget lacks transparency, State audit says S.F. Chronicle
State Auditor calls for greater transparency at UC Sacramento Bee
From the Week of July 18, 2011
UC-AFT News-
Second Increase in Eight Months; Professors and Lecturers Weigh In S.B. Independent
Wisening Up in Westwood ESPN.com Featuring UCLA History Lecturer Mary Corey
Higher Ed. News-
Online community college students more likely to fail, withdraw California Watch
Lawmakers seek limits on university executive pay L.A. times
As We See It: UC administrators raises hard to fathom during tough times Santa Cruz Sentinal
From the Week of June 6, 2011
UC-AFT News-
Eight UC Merced lecturers lose jobs after change to general ed requirements Merced Sun-Star
From the Week of May 30, 2011
UC-AFT News-
Humanities lecturers await departmental decisions after receiving layoff notices last June Daily Bruin
Higher Ed News-
Online students dispute extra fees they paid S.F. Chronicle
From the Week of May 23, 2011
UC-AFT News-
On the Record: What will be the state of UC in 5-10 years? Daily Bruin with Bob Samuels
State Budget News-
Jerry Brown's New Reason to Extend Tax Hikes The Wall Street Journal
From the Week of May 16, 2011
UC-AFT News-
At UC Santa Cruz rally, emails speak louder than chants Santa Cruz Sentinal
Higher Education News-
UC tuition could soar under worst budget scenario S.F. Examiner
UC Berkeley stares down double barrel budget catastrophe S.F. Business Journal
UC officials warn of tuition increase Larry Gordon LA Times
UC online instruction program not worth UCOP's $6.9 million gamble Daily Bruin Editorial
From the Week of May 9, 2011
UC Regent Crane traveling rocky road toward confirmation hearing San Jose Mercury News
From the Week of May 2, 2011
Budget News-
Business Leaders, Educators to Testify at Budget Hearing in Silicon Valley
UC News-
Student journalist sanctioned for UC Berkeley protest Silicon Valley Mercury News
University of California system weighs varying tuition at its 10 campuses LA Times
From the Week of May 2, 2011
Higher Ed News-
Going Hungry for Ethnic Studies New America Media covering hunger strike at UCB over cuts to Ethnic Studies
From the Week of April 25, 2011
UC-AFT News-
UC-AFT V.P. Alan Karras' Political Economy Course Voted Best of Berkeley Daily Californian
Higher Ed News-
Myths about state workers mask gross inequalities Sac Bee by Saree Makdisi
UC online instruction program is a financial blunder Daily Californian by Wendy Brown
The Shirley Sherrods of Academe? Inside Higher Ed
School Daze at UCI and Fullerton OC Register on how campuses prepare for and handle student protests
UC releases systemwide admission numbers Highlander News
Out-of-staters not taking spots from residents, UC says OC Register
From the Week of April 18, 2011
Higher Ed News-
UC to Admit More Out of State Students- Larry Gordon
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uc-admit-20110419,0,2915587.story
Related blog post by Bob Samuels
http://changinguniversities.blogspot.com/2011/04/new-funding-model-for-uc-system_20.html
From the Week of April 11, 2011
Higher Ed News-
Cal Day Activity Can't Drown Out Budget Questions- Nanette Asimov
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/17/BAU01J25O4.DTL
From the Week of April 4, 2011
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-samuels/why-california-is-broke-a_b_846143.html Why California is Broke, and What We Can Do About It
From the Week of March 28, 2011
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-samuels/a-progressive-tax-to-save_b_842575.html
From the Week of March 21, 2011
http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/25166 Bob Samuels Appointed to UCRP Investment Advisory Group
From the Week of March 7, 2011
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-samuels/he-liberal-press-continue_b_833144.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0308-ucriverside-20110308,0,951945.story UCR Local President Paul Beehler on budget cuts.
From the Week of February 28, 2011
http://www.ksbw.com/video/27059697/detail.html Video Featuring Mike Rotkin and Allison Guevara
http://www.dailycal.org/article/112198/hundreds_of_college_students_protest_across_countr
From the Week of February 22, 2011
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/site/comment/reply/8700 Bob Samuels on UC Budget
From the Week of January 31, 2011
http://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/article/2011/02/ucla_to_increase_international_enrollment
http://www.dailynexus.com/2011-02-02/stakes-high/
From the Week of November 15, 2010
http://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/article/2010/11/anderson_considers_selfsufficiency
http://blog.dailycal.org/news/2010/11/18/regents-discuss-pension-program-predicament/
From the Week of October 18, 2010
From the Week of October 11, 2010
http://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/article/2010/10/uc_aims_for_4_years_or_fewer_for_degrees
From the Week of September 20, 2010
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-samuels/race-to-the-bottom-how-th_b_731796.html
From the Week of September 13, 2010
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/17/BA6G1FF2K1.DTL Regent's Meeting S.F. Pension 9-17
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uc-20100917,0,1595539.story 9-17
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16093191?nclick_check=1 9-17
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-uc-pension-20100916,0,5276130.story 9-16
From the Week of July 19, 2010
http://www.dailybruin.com/articles/2010/7/19/online-program-proposed/
From the Week of July 13, 2010
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/15/BAC61EEDI4.DTL&tsp=1 Samuel's to Regents about on-line ed.
From the Week of June 21, 2010
http://www.dailybruin.com/articles/2010/6/21/uc-commission-future-discussed-recommendations-cha/
http://uwire.com/2010/06/23/uc-commission-on-the-future-discussed-recommendations-to-change-the-uc/
From the Week of May 31, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/06/04/samuels Bob Samuels argues that enrollment increases would raise money for colleges, while transparency in budgets would shed light on the true cost of educating undergraduates.
From the Week of May 24, 2010
http://www.dailybruin.com/articles/2010/5/27/alternative-commission-future-asks-uc-regents-list/ Alternative Commission Launches Survey on Gould Commission Proposals
From the Week of May 3, 2010
http://www.dailybruin.com/articles/2010/5/6/alternative-commission-future-weighs-different-opt/ Alternative Commission on the Future Meets at UCLA
http://www.dailycal.org/article/109348/physical_education_ignored_in_favor_of_athletics UC-AFT field rep., Michelle Squitieri on the injustice of cuts to the Physical Education Department while Athletics get huge bailouts.
From the Week of April 26, 2010
http://www.dailynexus.com/2010-04-26/budget-cut-reallocations-reflect-department-heads-priorities/ 85% of cuts in HFA at UCSB have come from lecturers and grad teaching assistants. Here's an LtE from the Local 2141 e-board responding to this number.
March 4th, 2010
http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R201003040900 An interview on KQED radio, Forum with Michael Krasny, including UCB librarian Jason Schultz.
http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_W_web_protest05.1c25a8f.html From the Press-Enterprise, an article featuring UCR lecturer Matt Snyder.
From the Week of March 1, 2010
http://www.newuniversity.org/2010/03/opinion/maintain-the-university-of-california-‘s-vision/ Here's an excellent editorial from the March 1 New University. This was written by UCI lecturer, Brook Haley, who will also be speaking at the UCI rally on March 4th.
http://www.thenation.com/slideshow/20100315/student_slideshow/11 Blurb in the Nation on March 4 and UC Protests
From the Week of Febraruy 15, 2010
http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_14424141 UCSC students and lecturer protest cuts to foreign langagues
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-samuels/why-tuition-always-goes-u_b_462906.html Why Tuition Goes Up at American Universities
From the Week of February 8, 2010
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-samuels/when-students-strike-back_b_453404.html
From the Week of January 25, 2010
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-samuels/how-americas-universities_b_440954.html
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123035049
http://www.dailycal.org/article/108003/communication_is_critical_for_engineering_students
From the Week of January 4, 2010
The New Yorker--Protest Studies
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/us/07calif.html Schwarzenegger Shifts from Prisons to Schools
From the Week of December 7, 2009
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2009-12-03/article/34235?headline=UC-Protesters-Returns-to-Wheeler-Hall-
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/12/07/gutierrez.uc.tuititon.protests.cnn
Lost Trust- Bob Samuels, Inside Higher Ed 12-07-09
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2009/12/07/samuels
From the Week of December 1, 2009
Editorial: http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_13927281
L.A. Times Opinion Piece: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-rutten5-2009dec05,0,2869973.column
L.A. Times on UCLA Police during Protests: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ucla-protesters5-2009dec05,0,6145625.story
More Executive Scandals: http://www.fresnobee.com/1148/story/1736198.html
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/nov05election/detail?entry_id=52928&tsp=1
Anti-Yudof Press: http://www.cityonahillpress.com/2009/12/03/time-magazine-declares-yudof-a-top-university-president/
The Protesters are Winning: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_13898399?source=most_viewed
Cal Police Brutality: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/abraham/detail??blogid=95&entry_id=52406
9/16/09 -Regents Meeting- Student Fee Increases
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/education&id=7017046
http://www.dailycal.org/article/106641/regents_consider_student_tuition_increases_additio
From the Week of April 30, 2009
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