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A Chapter in Black History

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 The Guardsman 0 Comments Erin Blackwell, black history, Black Panthers, Huey P. Newton, Merritt College, Black Panther Party

A Chapter in Black History The Black Panthers founders Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seal met at Merritt College in

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A Many-Faceted Financial Fiasco

February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 The Guardsman 0 Comments board of trustees, budget, john rizzo, seiu local 1021, aft 2121, academic senate, accreditation, ACCJC, accrediting commission for community and junior colleges, London Breed, Annette Mullaney, Enrollment Management Committee, Wynd Kaufman, Malaika Finkelstein, Erin Blackwell, multi-year Budget and Enrollment Plan, Other Post-Employment Benefits, OPEB, Carole Meagher, John al-Amin, Workforce Education and Recovery Fund, Gordan Mar, Michael Needham, Athena Steff, Full-Time Caucus, David James, Budget Committee

The pandemic has exacerbated the College’s financial woes, with decreased tax revenues and delayed funding from the state, but it is not the genesis of the problem.

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ESL Department Works to Increase Program Enrollment Amidst Steep Budget Cuts

January 27, 2021February 10, 2021 The Guardsman 0 Comments board of trustees, budget cuts, City College of San Francisco, class cuts, Non-Credit, Greg Keech, Remote Instruction, English Second Language, Seamus Geoghegan, Spring, Erin Blackwell

City College stated during their November board meeting that cuts were the result of under-enrolled programs, but department Chair Keech said he never got an explanation. He thinks maybe other programs simply fit into the school’s funding formula better.