CFA’s fight for faculty protections regarding AI at CSU has been picked up by state and national news outlets recently, including The New York Times, NPR, and the Sacramento Bee. CFA members are quoted giving their perspectives on AI use in the CSU:   

  • A University System Went All in on A.I. Now It’s Tearing Itself Apart, The New York Times. “This winter, the Marthas circulated a petition asking the chancellor’s office to invest in protecting faculty jobs and academic programs rather than renew the OpenAI contract.” 
  • This Big University System Is Embracing AI. Students and Faculty Aren’t All on Board, NPR. “But Martha Kenney, a professor and science and technology scholar at San Francisco State University, part of the CSU, says some faculty and students reject the idea that AI in higher ed is an inevitability, and that their perspective deserves consideration.” 
  • $39 Million for 3 Years: CSU System Renews Contract with OpenAI, The Sacramento Bee. “As part of its ongoing bargaining process to secure a new contract, the faculty association has been pushing for safeguards for those who use and those who refuse to use AI, professional development resources and protections for faculty intellectual property.” 
  • California State University Renews Controversial Systemwide Contract with OpenAI, EdSource. “Faculty who oppose the contract said that they are specifically concerned about the use of chatbots like ChatGPT in education, not all artificial intelligence and machine learning tools.” 

Former Students for Quality Education (SQE) intern Michael Lee-Chang also recently wrote an op-ed that ran in the Sacramento Bee.  

  • 2026 Sacramento State Graduate Questions CSU Priorities, Spending, The Sacramento Bee. “State auditors found that CSU management staffing and compensation grew faster than other employee groups; that CSU failed to disclose a $1.5 billion surplus while tuition nearly doubled; and that mandatory campus fees increased 56% while receiving limited oversight.”  
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