Defending the University: A “Teach-In” on the Current Crisis
The University of California, Santa Barbara
Campbell Hall, October 14, 2009

Map of UCSB Campus

Schedule of Speakers
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2:30 p.m.  
Welcome from the Campbell Hall Steps
     Reginald Archer, President, Graduate Student Association, UCSB
Jessie Bernal, Student Member of the UC Regents
Amanda Wallner, Campus Democrats, UCSB

3:05 p.m.
Student Voices
Erica Stenz, Exercise and Sports Studies Campaign
Nayra Pacheco, IDEAS (Improving Dreams, Equality, Access & Success)
Joel Mardujano, Associated Students Legislative Council Representative
 
3:25 p.m.
Meaning of the Teach-in
     Dean David Marshall, UCSB
Nelson Lichtenstein, Professor of History, UCSB: Clark Kerr's forgotten legacy

3:40 p.m. 
The Crisis at the University of California
     Chair: Michael Brown, UCSB, Gervirtz School of Education (invited)
Stan Glantz, Professor of Medicine, UC San Francisco, past chair of UC Committee
on Planning and Budget: UC's budget blunders
        Robert Samuels, President, UC-American Federation of Teachers: Why the furloughs are unnecessary
     Christine Petit, President, UAW Local 2865 (the union for TAs, readers and tutors):
The teaching experience under stress
Robert Meister, Professor of Political Science, UC Santa Cruz and
President, UC Faculty Associations: Why your tution is rising

5:30 p.m. 
California Politics: What Reforms Do We Need?
     Chair:  Aranye Fradenburg, Professor of English, UCSB
Lenny Goldberg, California Tax Reform Association 25
     Ruth Gilmore, Professor of Ethnicity and Geography, University of Southern California:
The budget-draining prision complex
         Kent Wong, Director, UCLA Labor Center: A "Dream Act" for undocumented students
Sharde Davis, UCSB: Stop raising fees!
    
7:00 p.m. 
Breakout Workshops and Panels at Various Locations on Campus

A light dinner will be available outside of Campbell Hall.
See program for location of workshops and panels in nearly classroom buildings.
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8:30 p.m. 
Where Do We Go From Here?
     Chair:  Hannah Beth Jackson, former South Coast Assemblywoman
Janelle Mungo, Human Rights Coalition, UCSB: What students can do
     George Lakoff, Professor of Linguistics, UC Berkeley: Framing the issues

Open Microphone