Mayor Lurie Staves Off Free City Cuts, but the Road Ahead Remains Uncertain
For now, San Franciscans can count on free tuition at City College, but its long-term stability depends on future budget battles
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Judge Halts Sonoma State’s Sweeping Academic Cuts
The restraining order was the result of a student-athlete-led petition on the grounds that the process the university took in cutting the departments was against the policy on the campus
City College Faces Short-Term Surplus, Long-Term Budget Crisis
The college is tightening student verification and considering policy changes, but leaders stress that without increased enrollment or new state assistance, difficult decisions lie ahead.
Board of Trustees Passes Budget with No Allocation for Raises or Rehiring Laid-off Faculty
On Sept. 14 the Board of Trustees (BoT) unanimously approved Chancellor David Martin’s 2023-24 budget. It wasn’t easy.
Death by a Thousand Cuts: Slashing of Programs Undermines City College’s Mission and Future
City College of San Francisco’s administration and elected officials laid off hundreds of teachers in Spring 2022. Here’s how the college’s programs and future are impacted.
Explainer: City College’s Controversial Retiree Healthcare Fund
Other Post Employment Benefits, healthcare promised to employees in retirement, continues to be a point of contention in the ongoing budget debates around the college’s financial future.
Lessons from the Pandemic: It’s Time to Rethink Social Policy
COVID-19 and the ensuing unemployment crisis has demonstrated a need to improve the United State’s social safety net.
Administration Asks City for $30 Million in Emergency Aid
The request asks San Francisco for $15 million a year for the next two years and could be introduced to the Board of Supervisors as early as April 27.
Chancellor Search on Hiatus, to Resume July 1
About a month after formally announcing the start of City College’s search for a new permanent chancellor on Feb. 12, City College’s Board of Trustees announced the search will be put on hiatus as the board deals with the school’s budgetary crisis.
Faculty Dispute Vurdien’s Version of Layoffs’ Impact
Despite Interim Chancellor Rajen Vurdien’s and City College administrators’ repeated promises that faculty layoffs and course cuts will not result in any academic programs being discontinued, many faculty members claim they will.
City College Ups Financial Oversight with Monthly Budget Updates
City College is on track to hit its $5.6 million budget deficit target for the current academic year, though 12 of 30 line items are trending above target spending, according to Vice Chancellor of Finance and Administration John al-Amin’s monthly budget update to the Board of Trustees on Feb. 25.
A Many-Faceted Financial Fiasco
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.
Faculty Union Criticizes Moves Towards Layoffs
Interim-Chancellor Vurdien announced January 21st that City College intends to issue pink slips to a yet undisclosed number of employees.