UCI External LetterHead
Faculty Statement in Solidarity with Graduate Students
Cost of Living Adjustment Demands
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
University of California, Irvine
The faculty of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UC Irvine would like to express our support for all graduate students who are requesting a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) within the UC System. For many years now our students have expressed how difficult it is to manage their lives in Irvine and the Orange County area due to the high cost of living. The high rental market, the ever-increasing cost of living, health insurance, and childcare expenses, significantly deplete their T.A. salary and fellowship stipends.
At this moment, we believe that the demands proposed by graduate students are justified and must be addressed immediately. Our graduate students play a crucial role in our public institution. In many ways, they are fundamental to our pedagogical mission and our commitment to undergraduate education. Graduate students should not suffer the financial pressures imposed by “rent burden”, high fees, and other expenses. A COLA should help them to fulfill their teaching and research with a livable wage, and help them to avoid more debt and future economic hardship.
We, the faculty of Spanish and Portuguese, call for UC Administrators to negotiate in good faith with UAW 2865 in order to solve these issues in a reasonable manner. We would also like to express our solidarity with graduate student workers at UC Santa Cruz, especially those who have been penalized by the administration. We believe that a COLA is necessary for the institutional well-being of all our graduate students.
Respectfully,
Luis F. Avilés
Full Professor and Chair
Viviane Mahieux
Associate Professor
Horacio Legrás
Full Professor
Jacobo Sefamí
Full Professor, Interim Graduate Program Director
Ivette N. Hernández-Torres
Associate Professor
Gonzalo Navajas
Distinguished Professor
Armin Schwegler
Full Professor
Julio Torres
Assistant Professor, Language Program Director
Santiago Morales Rivera
Associate Professor, Undergraduate Program Director
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