Checking the Balances of Downsized Offerings
The culmination of layoffs and program consolidations have caused major challenges for educators and students alike. Read how the drastic cuts from last year are affecting City College today.
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Budget Crisis
City College’s Finances Looking ‘Stable,’ According to Moody’s Investors Service
The financial outlook rating from Moody’s is good news for City College’s upcoming accreditation assessment, according to trustees.
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City College Students and Faculty Gather to Demand Answers From Administrators on Recent Round of Cuts
Approximately 300 students have been waitlisted for English 1A and ESL students are being packed into classes 200 deep.
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Faculty Challenge District’s Mandate to Downsize and Raise Concerns about Breach of Tenure
City College plans to layoff 50 full-time faculty members that would impact the job security of 273 part-time instructors while also raising questions about the sanctity of tenure if the District rehires full-time faculty as part-timers.
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District Implements Layoffs for Classified Staff at City College
City College laid off 42 classified employees after the chancellor withdrew from labor negotiations with SEIU Local 1021, leading SEIU to charge the District with regressive and coercive bad faith bargaining.
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Classified Staff Bear Brunt of City College Layoff Notices
City College sent out 42 pink slips to classified staff Nov. 2, even as they recruit replacement workers, a breach of faith denounced by SEIU 1021.
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Civil Grand Jury Review: City College Seeks Workforce Development Partnership with City of San Francisco
Rising unemployment and low enrollment have led San Francisco’s Civil Grand Jury to conduct a developmental review of City College, elevating opportunities for future partnerships and funding.
Read moreResignation of Internal Auditor Reignites Oversight Debate
After only nine months on the job, David James, Internal Auditor and Controller at City College, resigned, citing family reasons. His departure raises questions about who will monitor the financial situation of the college, which is struggling to resolve its structural budget deficit.
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The Chancellor Finalists: Candidates Largely Align in Approaches to Restore Solvency, and In-Person Classes
Some of the main challenges for the chancellor will be ensuring the college’s long-term fiscal stability while making preparations to bring back in-person classes. Opinions on how these goals should be achieved differ between AFT2121, the union which represents the college’s faculty, and the Board of Trustees, with chancellor candidates in the running having largely similar stances on achieving goals mostly inline with the Board’s opinion and differing from each other only slightly.
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Salary Cuts Buy Time for Fiscal Solution
The faculty’s salary concessions will save jobs and classes for the 2021-22 academic year. However, the agreement may only delay cuts.
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