Dear Chancellor Wilcox,   We respectfully disagree with your August 28, 2020 statement and the preliminary recommendations of the campus’ Budget Advisory Committee that budget cuts at UCR are necessary. We believe UCR, and UC as a whole, can manage … Continue reading →

In the wake of the national and international protests against police violence, the Board of the Riverside Faculty Association calls on the UCR Administration to take action to address the antiblack history and practices of policing in the United States … Continue reading →

RE: Impact on compensation due to COVID-19 response Dear Chancellor Wilcox (and all), We write to express our concern with the lack of clear, transparent communication from our campus leadership regarding the coming budgetary impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Faculty, … Continue reading →

At the request of our UCR colleague, Tanya Nieri (Sociology), we are forwarding the Well-Being in Learning Environment Guide to you. The guide suggests healthy pedagogy strategies to incorporate into classrooms, student activities, and student interactions. The strategies fall into the … Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues, The Riverside Faculty Association recognizes that the teaching excellence on campus depends in no small part on lecturers, who teach many of our courses. Lecturers, represented by the University of California-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT), are currently engaged … Continue reading →