UCSB Academic Senate

Academic Senate Election

The nomination period for the 2026 Academic Senate Elections for the Committee on Committees and the Academic Senate Assembly closes at 5:00 pm PT on Tuesday, February 17th. Visit our nominations page to exercise your right to participate in shared governance.



The Academic Senate is the voice of the faculty in the University of California.

The Senate enables the faculty, through the principle of shared governance, to exercise its right to participate in the University's decisions. We operate with a high level of consultation, trust, and mutual respect, maintaining a tradition of collegial collaboration between the faculty and the university's administrators. The process requires broad faculty involvement in all of the Senate's councils and committees.

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Rita Raley
Divisional Chair, 2024-26

Professor of English

rita.raley@senate.ucsb.edu
(805) 893-2886
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