Spring Social May 11!
You are cordially invited to join us for the FACA Spring Social on Thursday May 11 from 4:30 – 5:30
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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.
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Zero Waste Fest: An Actionable Way to Start off Climate Action Month
San Francisco zero waste nonprofit Race to Zero Waste is hosting their annual festival and FUNdraiser at Crissy Field on April 1 2023 to kick off Climate Action Month.
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“Never Empty Nesters” Benefit From More Time To Love
Young adults with disabilities are pushed to live independently though many never leave their parents’ homes.
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“Amplifying Sanctuary Voices” Exhibit Gives Power to Migrant Voices
The “Amplifying Sanctuary Voices” exhibit takes a humanitarian and empathetic look at the sanctuary movement as it questions United States immigration policies. It also gives power to individual migration stories and brings to the forefront climate change as one of the growing factors for fueling global migration.
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City Rams One Win Away in Defense of CCCAA State Championship Title
City College’s men’s basketball team trounced the Butte College Eagles at home with a 99-69 win on Saturday, Feb. 25 in a second-round playoff game.
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No Second Chances; Rams Beat Lassen Advancing To NorCal Regional Finals
Carving out one more win, the CCSF Women’s Basketball team would make it to the NorCal Finals. On Feb. 25 the Rams , never letting go of the lead, walked away with an 84-57 rout of the Lassen Community College Cougars.
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It’s Cold, but I Refuse To Turn On The Heat
As San Francisco faces one of the coldest winters in years, our energy costs more than double. The private “monopoly utility” PG&E increases profits as people struggle to pay their bills. Whose interests are our governmental agencies looking out for?
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Have Your Say: What Are the Pros and Cons of Your Housing Situation?
“The pro is that we are a multi-generational household which allows us to live in the Bay Area and makes living in the Bay Area affordable. Unfortunately the con is that most of us do not earn a living wage, and therefore it is difficult for us not only to afford housing inside the cities that we work in, like San Francisco, but that means it also requires us to move outside of the area into neighboring counties, which not only increases our commute but it is also wear and tear on our bodies and our minds.”
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Up to 70 students in beginning ESL classes at Mission campus
Many beginning noncredit ESL classes at City College’s Mission campus are packed with students, from 40 to 70 students per class, making teaching and learning difficult. City College’s mission to provide ESL instruction to San Franciscans who need it has been undermined by the college’s limited budgets in recent years.
Read moreFaculty and Students Struggle to Recover From Last Year’s Layoffs
A year after the board voted to lay off 50 full-time equivalent faculty, students struggle to complete their certificates. The Broadcast Electronic Media Arts (BEMA) department lost four of eight faculty members and half of its class offerings.
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Lit Night is Back, Read Your Literature for a Live Audience
Lit Night is back at the Ocean Ale House, the Creative Writing department encourages students to participate. Write and read your own fiction, non fiction, and poetry for a live audience.
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Interdisciplinary Studies’ Poetry for the People Increasing Enrollment in College
City College’s Poetry for the People class of the Interdisciplinary Studies department reaps civic engagement through nightstand of poetry inspired by “Little Free Libraries.”
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