Saving UCSD

Students, educators and staff joining together to fight cuts to public education

We study, teach and work at UCSD, and we want to preserve UCSD's legacy of academic quality, affordability, and accountability.

USEFUL LINKS and FILES

Welcome! Here are some links to related resources:

Powerpoint on UC Budget Crisis, by Akos Rona-Tas (Updated for Winter '10)

Teach the Budget Site with links to Teaching Resources

UC Solidarity Website - linking responses on UC Campuses

Sample letter to legislators regarding the Budget Cuts:
in English
in Spanish

Fact sheet done by UC Irvine faculty

"Remaking the University" website

Stan Glantz's website, "Keep California's Promise

--a 2-page handout on UC crisis (on-line with optional .pdf download) by Stan Glantz (UCSF)

Powerpoint slides by Adam Aron from Psychology

Public Policy Institute, "Closing the Gap: Meeting California's Need for College Graduates" on growing shortage of college graduates

2007 Academic Council Report: “Current Budget Trends and the Future of the
University of California” with some useful charts and graphs for teach-ins




Jim Levin's powerpoint with some fancy slides borrowed from some of Chancellor Fox's presentations. There are two nice maps showing the growth of the biotech and wireless industries around UCSD. The PPT file

I'm for Option 4 : a site dedicated to discussion of impact of CA budget cuts on K-12 and Higher Ed

Click here for Working Groups document Note: Notice use of economic terms such as "competing goods." The privatization frame will determine final outcomes. Click here for Commission membership

UCOP budget office

The Option 4 website

UCLA Faculty Association

University of California Students Association (UCSA)[ Resolution in favor of walkout]: http://www.ucsa.org/board/roster.php

Directory of unions at UCSD: http://www.upte.org/UCSD/Directory_of_unions_at_UCSD.html

UPTE (University Professional and Technical Employees; Communication Workers of America, Local 9): http://www.upte.org/

UPTE strike flyer: http://communication/goldfarb/teach-in/strike-sept-09.pdf


Latest Activity

Micha Cardenas updated an event
February 9, 2010 from 7pm to 9pm
Demand nothing, Occupy everything: a Primer on Neoliberalism and its Discontents "Demand Nothing, Occupy Everything" is a film series examining neoliberalism, one of the roots of the current economic crisis affecting universities around the world,…
1 hour ago
Ricardo Dominguez added 3 blog posts
3 hours ago
yesterday
David Rice is now a member of Saving UCSD
on Thursday
Seojie Shim added a blog post
Hello everyone, I apologize that we did not release an episode last week! Here is our latest one on Financial Aid, which part of a two part series! I hope you enjoy it, and Florence and I definitely appreciate all forms of feedback. Additionall…
on Thursday
John Armenta added a blog post
Recently the GSA approved funding for a new graduate student newspaper, The Garibaldi. The will be an excellent platform to communicate to a larger audience. We are looking for articles on the budget, how students, staff and faculty are being affect…
on Thursday
Brian Goldfarb added a blog post
We are documenting the real impacts of the budget cuts on the academic core and university community. Please contact Andy Rice (darice@ucsd.edu) if you are willing to participate by offering a testimonial on your experiences in a brief interview or…
on Thursday
Ricardo Dominguez added a blog post
Lecturers at the University of Leeds have voted today in favour of strike action in the face of 54 job losses and the threat of 700 more. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at the university voted overwhelmingly in favour of both str…
February 3
Brian Goldfarb updated an event
SAVING UCSD coalition meeting- Wed, 4-6 pm at Asante 123 A & D, which is directly across from the Great Hall
February 3, 2010 from 4pm to 6pm
Reminder: he next meeting of the SavingUCSD group will be hosted by the Sociology Department. This is an important meeting to discuss, strategize and initiate activities in response to the Budget Crisis. Please circulate this announcement and reach…
February 3
Ricardo Dominguez added 2 blog posts
February 2
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STEPHEN PEARLBERG updated their profile photo
February 2
Holly Eskew who-who saving UCSD
February 1
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Members

  • Micha Cardenas
  • Ricardo Dominguez
  • aethelhere
  • adamnan
  • Pat Washington
  • Brian Goldfarb
  • Maria daVenza Tillmanns
  • David Rice
  • Elana Zilberg
  • Gershon Shafir
  • Lisa Yoneyama
  • Seojie Shim
  • John Armenta
  • J. R. Fritsch
  • Holly Eskew
  • abisha

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Click here to read our Vision Statement

We are documenting the real impacts of the budget cuts on the academic core and university community. Please contact Andy Rice (darice@ucsd.edu) if you are willing to participate.

click here to see a video of the October 14 TEACH IN

Blog Posts

Ricardo Dominguez

Bob Samuels is the President of UC-AFT - Radio Interview and Huffingtonpost articles

Bob Samuels is the President of UC-AFT.

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Posted by Ricardo Dominguez on February 9, 2010 at 2:07pm

Ricardo Dominguez

Homeless UCSD Student

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Posted by Ricardo Dominguez on February 9, 2010 at 10:54am

Seojie Shim

Un(i)versity Podcast Episode 3

Hello everyone,

I apologize that we did not release an episode last week! Here is our latest one on Financial Aid, which part of a two part series!

I hope you enjoy it, and Florence and I definitely appreciate all forms of feedback.



Additionally, we would like to thank you so much for watching our podcast; we're thrilled that so many people have viewed our episodes!

Thanks again,

Seojie Continue

Posted by Seojie Shim on February 3, 2010 at 7:55pm

Forum

Gershon Shafir

DRAFT Vision Statement 3 Replies

Dear Colleagues: We are looking forward to your comments and suggestions on the "Vision Statement Subcommittee's" Draft.

Started by Gershon Shafir. Last reply by Lisa Lowe Feb 2.

Autumn Hays

Videos/youtube 1 Reply

I know we took some video of the last teach in. (in fact a few others did as well) We really need to get that up on YouTube and promoted. All the time I get students asking me what exactly is the cas…

Tagged: YouTube, promote, UCSD, in, rally

Started by Autumn Hays. Last reply by Katrine Bonn Jan 7.

Micha Cardenas

friday, next steps 1 Reply

are some people still on campus at ucsd? when are people coming back? lets organize a protest to respond to this insane police violence and the bullshit decision by the regents.

Started by Micha Cardenas. Last reply by Autumn Hays Dec. 6, 2009.

Micha Cardenas

NO BUSINESS AS USUAL: A CALL FOR A SYSTEM-WIDE STRIKE

http://ucstrike.com/ The Student-Worker Action Team (SWAT) of UC Berkeley has called for a strike beginning on Nov. 18th. The Solidarity Alliance of UC Berkeley has issued the following statement:…

Started by Micha Cardenas Oct. 28, 2009.

 
 
 

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