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Transparency in the CSU

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Transparency

August 12, 2010

Openness in government is a virtue of democracy and is a necessary feature to protect public institutions – including our state university system.

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Mental health counselors bill vetoed; CFA says “We are not giving up!”

September 26, 2018

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.

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CFA calls for CSU Trustees’ support on two bills, better responses to controversy & racism on campus

May 16, 2018

CFA President Jennifer Eagan and CFA Secretary Kevin Wehr called on the CSU Trustees at their meeting yesterday to support two bills—SB 986 for more CSU mental health counselors, and AB 2505, for greater transparency by CSU administrators in spending tax dollars.

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CSU needs, deserves $325 million in additional investment from state

April 26, 2017

Californians deserve a better-funded “People’s University.”

That’s the core of a message today from CFA President Jennifer Eagan to Assemblymember Kevin McCarty, who chairs the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance. The subcommittee will meet at 4 pm today to discuss funding for the CSU in the state’s 2017-18 budget.

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Take Action! Call on State Senate to adopt & Gov to sign CFA-supported bill

August 24, 2016

As the California State Legislature nears its August 31 recess and deadline to act on new laws, a labor-sponsored bill, AB 2835, is under consideration—and it needs your support!

  • Click here to learn about the bill & to Take Action!
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Faculty tells CSU Trustees: ‘Sustainability Report’ falls short

January 27, 2016

The following are comments made by faculty during the CSU Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, January 26. 

CFA President Jennifer Eagan, Associate VP North Kevin Wehr, and Lillian Taiz, CFA’s Political Action/Legislation Chair, made the comments in light of a ‘Sustainability Report’ presented to Trustees.

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Staff union holding online survey regarding presidential searches

January 13, 2016

Frustrated with the secretive nature of searches for campus presidents, California State University Employees Union is encouraging staff, faculty and the campus community to take an online survey.

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22 campus Academic Senates call for more open searches for CSU campus presidents

December 2, 2015

The CSU currently seeks new presidents for five campuses—Channel Islands, Chico, San José State, Sonoma, and Stanislaus—and 22 of the CSU campus Academic Senates are calling for a return to more open, transparent hiring processes.

Over the past several years, the hiring process has moved behind closed doors, to the point that candidates do not even meet with faculty, staff, or students in an open setting.

Academic Senate chair Steven Filling commented:

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Trustee professorship news blasted online

January 28, 2015

News of former Fresno State president Welty’s appointment at a satellite campus of CSU San Bernardino has created a flurry of buzz among faculty, with many sounding out online via Facebook.

John Welty retired in 2013 after 22 years at Fresno State, and was appointed last summer for a “trustee professorship” at the Palm Desert campus. The job, which pays $148,752 according to the Desert Sun article, is also at the same campus where his wife, Sharon Brown-Welty, serves as dean.

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Measures to reform CSU Administration clear state assembly

June 5, 2012

Four important pieces of legislation introduced by the California Faculty Association have cleared the State Assembly and now head to the State Senate for consideration.

Assembly bills (AB) 1723 (authored by Assemblymember Felipe Fuentes), AB 1965 (Richard Pan), AB 2427 (Betsy Butler), and AB 2497 (Jose Solorio) all cleared the Assembly.

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Governor signs landmark CSU Transparency Bill into law

September 7, 2011

After more than three years of tireless advocacy by CFA members, State Senator Leland Yee and many others, Senate Bill (SB) 8 was signed into law today by Gov. Jerry Brown.

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CSU Transparency Bill passes Assembly unanimously, sent to Governor

Yee
August 16, 2011

Members of the state Assembly unanimously approved legislation Monday – by a vote of 75-0 – to open the books of CSU foundations and other auxiliary organizations.

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Transparency lost as bill ends independent audits of campus financial statements

July 18, 2011

A disappointing sidebar to the final state budget deal was inclusion of language in this budget that eliminates the biennial audit requirement for the 23 CSU campuses.

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LA Times editorializes in support of SB 8

June 7, 2011

Over the weekend the Los Angeles Times joined the ever-growing parade of supporters for Senate Bill (SB) 8.

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CSU, UC Management Drop Opposition to SB 8 Transparency Bill

Senator Leland Yee
June 1, 2011

In a major breakthrough, legislation sought for nearly three years by CFA – along with Senator Leland Yee – to open the books of CSU foundations and other auxiliary organizations is now one huge step closer to being signed into law by the governor.

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Whistleblower Website Exposes Abuse of Taxpayer Dollars on CSU Campuses

Whistleblower
February 8, 2011

Following the launch CFA’s online reporting form for CSU waste, tips are already coming in about how taxpayer dollars are being misspent by campus administrators.

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State Auditor: CSU Blatantly Disregarded Transparency Recommendations
CSU takes no action after exec misspent $152,441

January 19, 2011

In a development that is all too familiar to CSU faculty, the state auditor says that Chancellor Charles Reed and the CSU Administration once again have missed an opportunity to be open and transparent about how they spend state money.

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CSU Transparency Bill reintroduced

December 7, 2010

Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) hopes the third time’s the charm – or more importantly having a new governor is the charm – as he reintroduces legislation to bring greater transparency and accountability at California’s public higher education institutions.

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Schwarzenegger vetoes SB 330 Transparency Bill

Leland Yee with CSU Stanislaus students & shredded documents pertaining to Sarah Palins visit to the school. 

Documents the Stanislaus foundation claimed didn't exist.
September 30, 2010

Sacramento – Choosing special interests and ambiguity over much-needed reform in California’s floundering colleges and universities, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed Senator Leland Yee’s (D-SF) SB 330.

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LA Times endorses SB 330
Tell the Governor to sign the bill

September 8, 2010

Momentum continues to grow for the passage of Senate Bill 330: Transparency in public higher ed auxiliaries.

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times published an editorial urging the governor to sign the bill into law.

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CFA Officers send open letter to Chancellor calling for immediate action on foundations

August 31, 2010

On Tuesday, the CFA’s Officers sent an open letter to Chancellor Charles Reed urging him to take ownership of the financial mismanagement taking place within CSU auxiliaries and foundations.

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