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Checking the Balances of Downsized Offerings

February 20, 2023March 5, 2023 The Guardsman Renée Bartlett-Webber, esl cuts, esl consolidation, city college layoffs, class cuts, Layoffs

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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Amid Stiff Cuts to English and ESL at City College, Mission Campus is Expanding its Offerings

September 28, 2022October 7, 2022 The Guardsman class cuts, Dean Jorge Bell, Tyler Lyn Sorrow, noncredit classes, Credit Classes, Mission community, mission campus, Valencia St., childcare, mission, ESL

Despite deep financial cuts to essential City College programs and classes, the Mission Center was determined to make a comeback as a beloved and necessary community fixture.

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City College Students and Faculty Gather to Demand Answers From Administrators on Recent Round of Cuts

August 31, 2022September 21, 2022 The Guardsman Staff layoffs, Trent Jones, aft 2121, Tyler Lyn Sorrow, ESL, class cuts, steven mayers, anita martinez, Mary Bravewoman

Approximately 300 students have been waitlisted for English 1A and ESL students are being packed into classes 200 deep.

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Survey For You: Are Your Classes Being Cut?

August 31, 2022September 4, 2022 The Guardsman Onyx Hunter, cuts, budget cuts, union, class cuts, AFT2121, Survey

If anything unexpected has happened to your student schedule, those experiences are welcome, as well as those of any students who are in crowded ESL classes.

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Faculty, Staff and Students Protest Layoffs with Day of Action Rally at City College

March 29, 2022May 3, 2022 The Guardsman protest, budget cuts, class cuts

The in-person rally, followed by a virtual press-conference attended by more than 400 people, featured lively call-and-response chants and testimonials from faculty, staff and students who addressed the importance of retaining class offerings for the most underserved students in the Bay Area.

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Administration’s Plans to Reopen Campus Receives Backlash

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 The Guardsman class cuts, Aliya Chisti, Disabled Students Programs and Services, Malaika Finkelstein, funding, Ava Cohen, pink slips, Mary Bravewoman, staff, in person learning, administration, Richard Baum, AFT2121, board meeting, board of trustees, Thea Selby, City Mayor’s Office, faculty, Philippine Studies, CCSF, Jennifer Hsu, Women and Gender’s Studies, American Federation of Teachers, remote learning

Administration recently proposed a plan to reopen campuses to in person learning, but there have been discussions about delaying it due to frustration with the lack of consideration and planning.

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Administration Asks City for $30 Million in Emergency Aid

April 28, 2021 The Guardsman Annette Mullaney, class cuts, Malaika Finkelstein, shanell williams, Erin Blackwell, AFT2121, Layoffs, Thea Selby, Mary Bravewoman, Free City, Financial Crisis and Management Assistance Team, Tom Temprano, Gordon Mar, board of trustees, Hillary Ronen, budget, Rajen Vurdien, Board of Supervisors

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.

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City Supervisors Consider Funding For City College

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 The Guardsman Layoffs, Workforce Education and Recovery Fund, City College of San Francisco, Hilary Ronen, class cuts, SF Board of Supervisors, shanell williams, BOS, BOT, WERF, AFT2121, Alayna Fredericks, Gordon Mar, Mary Bravewoman, Vick Van Chung, Malaika Finkelstein, board of trustees

San Francisco supervisors expressed support for City College at a hearing on the college’s proposed course cuts and layoffs of over 60% of instructors.

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April 14, 2021 The Guardsman pink slips, teachers, AFT2121, Chancellor Vurdien, Erin Blackwell, city college, class cuts

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Local Union Members Rally at City Hall Protesting Estimated 60% Faculty Cuts

March 24, 2021April 14, 2021 The Guardsman BOT, AFT2121, Connie Chan, Garrett Leahy, Layoffs, board of trustees, Hilary Ronen, City College of San Francisco, SF Board of Supervisors, BOS, class cuts

About 200 City College faculty, union workers from SEIU Local 87, which represents custodians and janitors, and faculty from local colleges gathered in solidarity to oppose City College faculty cuts.

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Faculty Dispute Vurdien’s Version of Layoffs’ Impact

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 The Guardsman multi-year Budget and Enrollment Plan, class cuts, Carole Meagher, DSPS, Rebuild City College, dcc, Department Chairperson Council, Dianna Gonzales, Disabled Student Programs and Services, Tom Boegel, Muriel Parenteau, Rajen Vurdien, board of trustees, Annette Mullaney, budget, Enrollment Management Committee, academic senate, Serena Sacharoff

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.

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Layoffs Threaten Registered Nursing Department Accreditation, Negotiations with Administration Underway

March 10, 2021March 11, 2021 The Guardsman board of trustees, Daina Medvedor Koziot, the guardsman, Garrett Leahy, City College of San Francisco, Layoffs, darlene alioto, approval, class cuts, California Board of Registered Nursing, accreditation, Maureen Noonan, BOT, AFT2121, nursing

In the wake of upcoming faculty layoffs approved by the Board of Trustees on Feb. 26, faculty from City College’s registered nursing department fear their department could lose their approval granted by the California Board of Registered Nursing, due to no longer meeting minimum staffing requirements outlined by the board. Now, City College nursing faculty are in negotiations with the school’s administration to minimize cuts to their department.

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Budget Deficit’s Impact on Equity

February 23, 2021March 26, 2021 The Guardsman multi-year budget plan, equity, austerity, eops, Annette Mullaney, Corwin Cooley, budget cuts, MRSD, petition, ESL, AASP, underrepresented students, class cuts, APASS, Marlboro Aleonar, deficit, TULAY, VASA, harts, LSN, retention, Tom Boegel, Kim Wise, Chris Fong, Higher Education Action Team, Serena Sacharoff, Rick Baum, English Second Language

Cuts to staff and classes may increase demands on City College’s counseling services and retention programs that largely serve underrepresented students, yet the programs themselves may not be fully spared.

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