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The Defense of the University

Please see the University of California Academic Council’s “The Defense of the University” (April 8 2025), which calls for immediate, sustained, and collective action to defend the University of California:

“We thus call on the Regents, President, and Chancellors of the University of California to expend every effort, commit necessary resources, and use all legal measures to defend our ability to conduct consequential, transformative research and provide high-quality teaching and mentoring. We call on our leaders to ensure the safety and privacy of students, faculty, and staff. And we further call on our leaders to protect academic freedom and faculty control of the curriculum—proactively and publicly . . . Let the future historical record show that we rose to the challenge of defending the University of California, and we did so in ways that did not betray its core values.”

Visit the Academic Senate’s site to view the full statement.

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PhD Alumni

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    Name
    Position
  • Ahdifard, Unita

    PhD Alumna

    PhD Alumna

    unita_ahdifard@umail.ucsb.edu
  • Chip Badley
    Badley, Chip

    Lecturer, American Literature, UC Davis

    Lecturer, American Literature, UC Davis

  • Cook, Jamiee

    Asst. Professor of English, CSU Stanislaus

    Asst. Professor of English, CSU Stanislaus

    jcook@ucsb.edu
  • Gerson, Sage

    PhD Alumna

    PhD Alumna

    sgerson@ucsb.edu
  • Lane, Sydney

    PhD Alumna

    PhD Alumna

    slane@ucsb.edu
  • Macias, Roberto

    Graduate Student

    Graduate Student

    robertomacias@ucsb.edu
  • McAlpin-Levitt, Celeste

    mcalpin-levitt@ucsb.edu
  • Messner, Milena

    PhD Alumna

    PhD Alumna

    msmessner@ucsb.edu
  • Mukherjee, Somak

    Postdoctoral Scholar--University of Tuebingen

    Postdoctoral Scholar--University of Tuebingen
    South Hall 2432-K
    somakmukherjee@umail.ucsb.edu
  • Norris, Leah

    PhD Alumna

    PhD Alumna

    leahnorris@ucsb.edu
  • Paiella, Giorgina Samira

    PhD Alumna

    PhD Alumna

    giorginapaiella@ucsb.edu
  • Pettersson Peeker, Aili

    Lecturer -- UC Santa Barbara Writing Program

    Lecturer -- UC Santa Barbara Writing Program
    SH 2432-P
    apetterssonpeeker@ucsb.edu
  • Anita Raychawdhuri
    Raychawdhuri, Anita

    PhD Alumna

    PhD Alumna
    South Hall 2432-H
    araychawdhuri@umail.ucsb.edu
  • Roepe, Maddie
    South Hall 2432-Q
    roepe@ucsb.edu
  • Maite Urcaregui
    Urcaregui, Maite

    PhD Alumna

    PhD Alumna
    South Hall 2432-J
    murcaregui@ucsb.edu
  • Zisa, Jessica

    Lecturer -- UC Santa Barbara Writing Program

    Lecturer -- UC Santa Barbara Writing Program

    jessicazisa@ucsb.edu
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