City College Board of Trustees Announces Interim Chancellor
Mitchell Bailey will hold down the fort in David Martin’s absence as the hunt for his permanent replacement continues.
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Articles related to City College administration, the board of trustees, and the chancellor.
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.
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Exiting Chancellor Promised Transparency but Many Student Don’t Know He Exists
As students were interviewed across Ocean Campus on Sept. 26, just five days after Martin gave notice, the most common response was, “What’s a chancellor?”
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City College Board of Trustees Meets after Chancellor Decides Not to Renew Contract
When the Board of Trustees (BoT) met for their regular meeting on Sept. 28, the circumstances were anything but regular.
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Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Arrives Oct. 2
The powerful Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) will arrive at City College on Oct. 2 to conduct a “focused site visit,” part of a process that occurs every seven years and ultimately will result in the ACCJC determining the accreditation status of the college.
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AFT Blames District Policies for Waitlist Crisis: Connecting the Dots from Layoffs to Waitlists
At the July 27 emergency session, BoT members voted 5-0 to approve a revised resolution including a provision to immediately rehire instructors in selected classes.
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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.
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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.
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Trustees “Take the Heat” When There is None on Campus
In the trustee’s emergency meeting on Tuesday March 14, the City College board approved a $2.6 million transfer into a construction fund in order to help fix heating issues. However these repairs will take months and many of the stopgap solutions don’t seem to be working according to many faculty who spoke at the meeting.
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City College Mission Campus Reopens its Doors
During the event, Bell and Del Portillo were presented with a City proclamation recognizing August 5th as Mission Campus Day. Bell proposed that every August 5th be a celebration honoring the center.
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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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Instructors Work around the Unpredictability of a Partially Reopened Campus
City College faculty were committed to delivering in-person instruction, coming up with innovative solutions to mitigate the unpredictability of a partially reopened campus and the Omicron surge.
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