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Bravewoman’s Arduous Journey From Student to Union President

Bravewoman’s Arduous Journey From Student to Union President

By Gracia Hernandez Rovelo ghern140@mail.ccsf.edu ghernandez-rovelo@theguardsman.com In a busy classroom at City College’s Ocean campus, Mary Bravewoman stands at the front with a whiteboard full of equations behind her. She speaks energetically, explaining details of Pre-Calculus and Trigonometry, using big gestures to show important

Family Resource Center Coordinator Works to Improve Program Despite Challenges

Family Resource Center Coordinator Works to Improve Program Despite Challenges

By Elena Chiaruttini echiarut@mail.ccsf.edu If you happen to wander around the Student Union on City College’s Ocean Campus, sometimes you’ll notice babies and toddlers, accompanied by their grown-ups, on their way to Room 201. That’s where the Dr. Betty Shabazz Family Resource Center (FRC)

Fighting ‘Poor Teaching School Disorder’ and Embracing Diversity: Dr. Christopher Emdin Advocates for Inclusive Education at City College

Fighting ‘Poor Teaching School Disorder’ and Embracing Diversity: Dr. Christopher Emdin Advocates for Inclusive Education at City College

By Elena Chiaruttini echiarut@mail.ccsf.edu The heavy rain expected for Tuesday didn’t stop a hundred people, mostly members of faculty and students of CCSF, from attending a talk followed by a workshop on diversity held at the Multi-Use Building of Ocean campus on Feb. 20. Chancellor David

Faculty Express Array of Concerns at ACCJC Open Forum

Faculty Express Array of Concerns at ACCJC Open Forum

The ACCJC peer review team finished conducting its onsite visit Oct. 4, after addressing its “Core Inquiries” from April 2023, which outlines further information sought by the commission following an Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER) conducted by the college in December of 2022.

City College and AFT 2121 Secure Agreement to Expand Healthcare Coverage for Faculty

City College and AFT 2121 Secure Agreement to Expand Healthcare Coverage for Faculty

Part-time faculty can now access medical insurance and purchase City College plans if ineligible for college-paid coverage.

Resolutions to Recall Laid Off Employees Are Stalled

Resolutions to Recall Laid Off Employees Are Stalled

Resolutions to recall all laid off faculty from 2022 were presented to the board budget and audit committee, but were quickly stalled. The absent author of the resolutions and policy confusion compiled to a stalemate and the resolutions are now on pause.

39 Months of Purgatory: Will City College rehire laid off faculty in impacted departments?

In the fiscal year 2021-2022, both faculty and classified workers received “pink slips” as notice of layoff. As departments struggle to maintain certificates, no positions will be reinstated for the foreseeable future.