It is with great sadness that we begin a new academic year with the horrible news that not only has a mayor we supported disgraced his office with his unacceptable behavior towards women, but also that one of his victims is a co-worker, City College’s Dr. Lisa Curtin....

Dear Colleagues, Senate Bill 173 (Liu) limits the courses that adult learners may take and restricts local community college districts’ ability to offer noncredit classes. In addition, it moves both K-12 adult education and community college noncredit courses to a new...

Dear AFT Guild Members, We will soon be offering several new insurance programs for purchase to members of the AFT Guild, Local 1931. These programs will include health insurance benefits, ten year term life insurance, accident insurance, and short and long-term...

Colleagues, AB 955 was placed in the suspense file yesterday by the Senate Appropriations Committee! What that means is that the bill is not moving forward at this time. There is still a small chance it could come off the suspense file and move again later, but for...

Colleagues, Assembly Bill 955 (Williams) is a misguided bill that creates a two-tier fee system and gives students who can afford to pay about $200 a unit — rather than the current fee of $46 — access to courses that lower-income students cannot afford. Fee waivers...

Dear Adjunct Faculty Members, During the break between semesters, you are eligible to apply for unemployment benefits, even if you have an assignment in the fall.  To receive the maximum benefit, applications should be submitted immediately following the completion of...

For those of you who may still be skeptical that the MOOC providers fully intend to replace faculty positions: Insidehighered.com (15 May 2013) Georgia Tech and Udacity roll out massive new low-cost degree program Submitted by Ry Rivard on May 14, 2013 - 9:24pm The...

Dear SDCCD College Faculty, We have been working with the District regarding the institution of a permanent five-pay unit pay schedule for full semester adjunct/overload courses, regardless of the start date of the course. We have also revised the pay schedule for...

Colleagues, Below are the highlights of the Governor’s May Revision proposal as it relates to the California Community Colleges.  Please note that more detailed information is required to fully analyze the impact of the proposals, but I thought it would be...

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