There's been a lot of talk in the air lately about GASB. The Board listened to a presentation on GASB at its recent retreat. It's time for the Faculty Association to weigh in on GASB. So let's start with some questions and answers...more>>
The accounting practices of government agencies are almost universally based upon "cash accounting," that is, pay-as-you-go. GASB 45 requires that the accounting rules for one aspect of government accounting--retiree health benefits--be changed to an accrual accounting basis...more>>
The California chapters of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) convened for their annual meeting on Saturday, March 3, on the idyllic Cal Arts campus in Valencia, and the newly fledged Santa Monica Chapter was well represented, with Lantz Simpson, FA President attending, along with Launa Nelson, Melissa Michelson, Ben Martin...more>>
