What Happened to Inspiration from Government?
When I was a kid, I remember the rush I got reading Johnny Tremain. Sure, it’s a great story, but what really grabbed me at the time—made my head want to explode–were the ideas about […]
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A congressman from just north of the Bay area calls for contingent faculty to speak up
Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), senior Democrat on the House Education and the Workforce Committee, today announced an eForum to investigate how an increased reliance on contingent faculty by colleges and universities nationwide has impacted the […]
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Lessons from the Death of a Part-Time Faculty Member
After listening to educators’ responses to the account of Margaret Mary Vojtko’s life as a destitute contingent faculty member at Duquesne University, I find myself both saddened and angered. The anger comes from the reaction […]
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LIVE-BLOG CCSF Forum – Nov 7, 2013
Rich Hansen (FHDA) , Ron Galatolo (SMCCD), Jackie Spears, Anna Eshoo, jim Beal (all legislators) , Rafael Mandelman (CCSF trustee from the dissolved board of trustees), Josh Pechtault (CFT), Ron Gerhard (CCSF admin), Assemblyman Tom […]
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Finally Getting to See a Doctor?
Tuesday this upcoming week is a big day for my eyesight, my aching elbow, my colon—the colonoscopy may now be just around the corner, oh joy!—and maybe even my left front tooth, which could use […]
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CPFA Announces New Blog
Sacramento, CA. The CPFA Executive Council announces the launch of a new blog, CPFA Forum Blog, which will attempt to keep up with the rapid cycling of Part-time faculty news and perspectives developing in the […]
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Across-the-Board Raises
Sound great, right? What could be fairer, you say, than the “same” raise for everyone? When your union announces an across the board raise, even a substantial one, like 4 or 5%, hold on to […]
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The Shootings at Santa Monica in June (2013)
The Shootings at Santa Monica (June 7, 2013) By Martin M. Goldstein It could have been worse – much, much worse. A man clearly out of his mind, who had already killed four people, […]
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CPFA Watch Position Statement for AB 950
Assembly Member Ed Chau P.O. Box 942849, Room 6011 Sacramento, CA 94249-0049 (916) 319-2049 RE: CPFA “Watch” Position Statement for AB-950 Dear Assemblymember Chau, The CPFA Executive Committee has voted to take a “Watch” […]
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Letter to the Media RE: Student Success Task Force Report
Dear Members of the Media, As a provision of AB1143 (Liu), the Chancellor’s Office called on the California Community Colleges Board of Governors (BOG) to convene a Student Success Task Force charged with “developing a […]
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CPFA’s Unpacks The Student Success Task Force Report
The California Part-time Faculty Association (CPFA) supports the responses of the various other faculty organizations in regards to the provisions of the Student Success Task Force. As part-time faculty teach almost 50% of all courses […]
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Letter to Support AB 852, Part-time Faculty Rehire Rights
To: Senator Alan Lowenthal Chair, Senate Education Committee Room 2083, State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: AB 852 — SUPPORT Rehire Rights for Part-time Faculty Dear Honorable Alan Lowenthal, My name is John Martin and I […]