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FLAC receives flak, awaits fixes following payroll errors

FLAC receives flak, awaits fixes following payroll errors

By David Mamaril Horowitz dhorowitz@theguardsman.com City College’s payroll system for part-time faculty left 155 teachers without pay and 114 underpaid for a month of work on Aug. 31, college Media Relations Director Connie Chan confirmed. Part-time faculty have long criticized the set of processes, called Faculty Load

Raising part-time faculty wages a shared concern for Laney and City College

Raising part-time faculty wages a shared concern for Laney and City College

By Sarah Carpenter with additional reporting by Victor Tence Part-time community college instructors are asking the California Department of Finance for $100 million of the state budget. Of this amount, $75 million would be to further the conversion of part-time faculty to full-time, and $25 million would be to bolster

A Quick Quiet

A Quick Quiet

Journalism still has its believers, despite the distrust that surrounds it. Flippancy is a common problem people have with the field; journalists don’t report “like they should.”

Banner enforces prerequisite requirements

Banner enforces prerequisite requirements

By Steven Ho The Guardsman City College students and faculty members have expressed concern and reported problems with a new policy to enforce course prerequisites through the Banner system which is set to begin in 2015. The change comes as the City College administration moves to enforce all approved prerequisites

Overflow crowd meets and greets new President of Campus and Centers Virginia Parras

Overflow crowd meets and greets new President of Campus and Centers Virginia Parras

By Alex Lamp The Guardsman Mission center students and faculty squeezed in to meet and greet City College’s newly appointed President of Campus and Centers, Virginia Parras on Oct. 22. The City College community was eager to receive Parras and her new plans to enhance the Mission Center. More

No pink slips boosts optimism among faculty and staff

No pink slips boosts optimism among faculty and staff

Chancellor Arthur Tyler announced on Feb. 21 that no March 15 notices, also known as a “pink slip” among faculty and staff, will be sent out this year, providing strong evidence that City College will remain open next semester.

Students and faculty protest pay hike

Students and faculty protest pay hike

A proposed 19.3 percent salary raise for top administrators sparked an impromptu protest Jan. 24 in front of Conlan Hall where 40 students, faculty and members of the American Federation of Teachers Local 2121 union gathered to express their dissent.