Keeping up with professional commitments at a large research university can be daunting. Writing, publishing, teaching, grading, advising and professional development demand significant investments of time and energy. But many […]
It’s been a quiet week in Champaign-Urbana, at these for those of us six levels down. 1. There will be a discussion of collective bargaining in the Senate Monday 2/4 […]
Certain documentation being circulated among faculty at the moment implies that unionization could eliminate merit-based pay and lead to a leveling of salaries across the university. This is blatantly false-as […]
1. Lead story right now is the potential GEO strike this week. For up to date information, don’t read this, go to https://cfaillinois.org/tag/geo2012/ http://www.uigeo.org/ 1b. Google-news-ing led to a piece […]
CFA has sent a letter of solidarity (see below) to the Chicago Teachers’ Union President Karen Lewis wishing them success on their strike. For more news on the strike visit: […]
Apparently the Illinois state legislature is determined to “solve” the pensions problem during this session. Yet none of the options they are considering offers a real solution. All of them […]
UIC United Faculty has defied the Administration’s attempt to block their successful union drive. They have completed a second round of getting cards signed by more than half the faculty. […]
Here is the text of the letter from BOT chair Christopher Kennedy March 22, 2012 I write today to inform you that University of Illinois President Michael J. Hogan has […]
To: All media outlets From: Campus Faculty Association at UIUC For Immediate Release: March 13, 2012 CFA Calls on President Hogan to halt legal appeals against United Faculty at UIC […]
We urge you to visit the website of the New Faculty Majority, a group that advocates for the rights of adjunct and contingent faculty. They have many interesting pieces and […]
ABC News has investigated the salaries of admin at the University of Illinois. Follow the link below to view and read this fascinating investigation of the Chicago condos, the club […]
It is with great pleasure that we post here the profound and brave remarks of Professor Joyce Tolliver to the Faculty Senate on January 30th. Her comments present a scrupulous […]
