Effective November 1, 2018, all CSU faculty will get a 3.5% bump in pay—what is known as a General Salary Increase (GSI). The new dollars will appear in December 1 paychecks, since we are paid each month after we have done the work.
FIGHT(ING) FOR YOUR RIGHTS: Earlier this month, faculty rights advocates from CSU chapters around the state met at CFA’s Sacramento office to train on faculty rights topics.
To hear David Josiah Lawson give a speech about his future and what it is to be a man in the 21st century is to glimpse his sincerity and the giving spirit that punctuated his short life.
Building power for faculty, learning to interrupt racism, and supporting fellow educators facing strikes were among the focal points of CFA’s 88th Assembly, held Oct. 19-21.
Despite broad, bi-partisan support among state legislators, Governor Brown has vetoed SB 968, a bill to improve student access to mental health counseling on California State University campuses.
As the mother of slain Humboldt State student David Josiah Lawson made her third appeal to CSU Trustees at today’s meeting, faculty and students stood arm-in-arm behind her, echoing her call for the Board to use its leverage to help solve the crime and improve campus safety.
CFA hosted a rally in support of gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom on Friday, Nov. 2 at San Diego State.
The event drew hundreds of students, faculty, and community allies to the East Commons, where the crowd heard more about Newsom’s commitment to protecting quality public higher education.
Faculty activists were out in force on Tuesday to get out the vote, capping off months of hard work volunteering for candidates who will help defend quality public higher education and are committed to racial and social justice.
In the roughly three months leading up to the November 6 General Election, CFA activists from Humboldt to San Diego volunteered more than 3,000 hours of political action precinct walking for CFA-endorsed candidates, in addition to calling CFA members and texting voters on behalf of Gavin Newsom for Governor and Tony Thurmond for State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
A Cal State LA student activist has filed a federal lawsuit after her DACA application was unfairly rejected due to her immigration activism.
Claudia Rueda, 23, was arrested in May 2017 near her home and was held in custody for about two weeks. Rueda is an immigrant rights activist who came to the U.S. as a young child, and was able to successfully get her mother released after she was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
GET IN THE KNOW: The CSU Board of Trustees are scheduled to talk about the proposed state budget allocation request, student mental health services, and executive compensation at its next meeting, which will be held Nov. 13-14 at the CSU Chancellor’s Office in Long Beach.
With budget season on the horizon, Trustees plan to ask for an additional $456 million in general state funding. Their proposed CSU budget also assumes $98.3 million in new tuition revenue from proposed enrollment growth of 5 percent.
The Long-Time Higher Education Advocate Brings Optimism That California Will Invest in the California State University System and Ensure Every Eligible Student Has Access to an Affordable, Quality Education
Sacramento, CA – Today, the California Faculty Association released the following statement about the victory of Governor-elect Gavin Newsom, which may be attributed to CFA President Jennifer Eagan, a professor at CSU East Bay, one of 23 California State University campuses:
CFA LEADER INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME: CFA Assembly Delegate Isidro Ortíz was honored by his alma mater last week when he was inducted into Stanford University’s Multicultural Alumni Hall of Fame. The honor, begun in 1995, recognizes exceptional success in education and contributions to community and society. Ortíz, who is a professor in the Dept. of Chicana and Chicano Studies at San Diego State, was the top nominee this year for his teaching, research and mentoring of students.
