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We’ve collected a variety of original news stories and analyses for your perusing, which focus on education in California, part-time faculty and/or unions in academia that have broad national appeal. As might be expected, we take special interest in social justice issues that slip under the radar of the mainstream media.
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Letter to the NACIQI, Sacramento
TO: National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) DATE: September 23, 2015 SUBJECT: Third Party Comment on the Continuation of recognition of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), Novato, California I am an educator and the Director of Public Relations and Communication for the California ...
Task Force on Accreditation Adopted
Oakland, Calif. - The California Community College Board of Governors unanimously voted two days ago to formally adopt the recommendations of the Task Force on Accreditation. The Task Force released a report in late August of 2015 which detailed the reasons for its recommendations to search for an alternative accrediting agency, as ...
CPFA Journal now circulating in print and electronically
The spring 2015 issue contains an important article by Bradley Rettele on his decision to leave academia, even though he only took one sick day in 11 years, was never late and filled his classes year after year by practicing dedicated and exemplary teaching. Check out Marnie Weigle's article on ...
Legislative UPDATE: New Part-time Faculty Seniority Bill in the Works
AB1010 (Medina)CPFA is carefully watching the progress, amendments and lobbying action on this bill, meant to strengthen Part-time Faculty job security. Jose Medina, the sponsor of this bill, is the Chair of the Assembly Committee on Higher Education, of the California State Assembly; he was elected in 2012\ and represents California's 61st Assembly ...
National Adjunct Walkout Day Action in Sacramento
Please join part-time faculty and allies for a day of action at the state Capitol building on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 11 am. The gathering, based on an idea from California Part-Time Faculty Association (CPFA) member Beth Clary during a discussion of National Adjunct Walkout Day (NAWD), is aimed ...
Due Process Denied to Community College Instructor
Greetings, My name is Tim Raposa and I am the new Director of Public Relations for the California Part-Time Faculty Association. CPFA has sent this press release to the media in response to the recent controversy involving part-time community college instructor Jaye Brown and Shasta College. We think that this ...
Freeway Fliers Documentary Being Made
Freeway Fliers: A Documentary about Higher Education's Best Kept Secret is an upcoming film by Brad Rettele, Professor X and Professor Y, the latter two being anonymous adjuncts involved in the project. The film promises to shed light on how our working conditions not only affect part time faculty, but ...
Reflections on COCAL XI
Thanks to the convergence of generous funding from CCCI and the support of De Anza’s VP for Instruction who finds value in the Faculty Association’s members being as up-to-date on bargaining issues as possible, I was able to attend this year’s Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor (COCAL) conference. Billed as ...
Rehire Rights of AB 852 Explained
Assemblymember Paul Fong (D - Mountain View) will again sponsor rehire rights legislation, AB 852, to aid the job security of part-time faculty throughout the California’s community college system. But before giving more details, it’s important to acknowledge that CCA developed the language and laid the foundation for this new ...
CPFA Supports National Adjunct Walkout Day
California Part Time Faculty Association (CPFA) supports National Adjunct Walkout Day (NAWD): "On February 25, 2015 adjuncts across the country will come together to insist on fair wages and better working conditions." On that day, CPFA members will hold a march in Sacramento. All interested advocates are welcome to join ...
Interview: National Adjunct Walkout Day
by Marnie Webster | 1 November 2014 Interest has skyrocketed regarding an anonymous call to action made via Facebook on October 1st. The post states simply that “adjuncts across the country will come together” next February to “insist on fair wages and better working conditions.” This mysterious announcement coupled with ...
Governor, A Budget Request
Governor Jerry Brown
c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814 October 31, 2014 Re: What Part-time Faculty Need to Promote Student Success—Budget Request Dear Governor Brown, The California Community College System is charged with educating nearly 2.5 million students annually, and has for over 40 years presumed the dedication ...
c/o State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814 October 31, 2014 Re: What Part-time Faculty Need to Promote Student Success—Budget Request Dear Governor Brown, The California Community College System is charged with educating nearly 2.5 million students annually, and has for over 40 years presumed the dedication ...
National Adjunct Walkout Day Is Everyone’s Plan
28 October 2014 National Adjunct Walkout Day (NAWD) is on the tip of many adjuncts’ tongues, as well it should be. Such an action is long overdue. On Twitter, FaceBook, listservs, and the new NAWD discussion board, adjuncts are sharing ways in which all of us can participate, from more ...
Precariat of the World Unite?
17 October 2014 -- Guy Standing The term “Precariat” has been bandied around for some time now as a convenient catchall for a growing sense of employment insecurity in the U.S. and Europe. It has really gained traction in the wake of British social scientist Guy Standing’s 2011 book The ...
