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What a Second State Takeover of City College Could Look Like

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 The Guardsman Vick Van Chung, Wynd Kaufman, Malaika Finkelstein, board of trustees, River Bradley, john rizzo, Garrett Leahy, steve ngo, FCMAT, City College of San Francisco, Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team, CCSF, Miguel Quintero, rafael mandelman, state takeover, Leslie Simon

A letter from the state’s Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team says that high expenditures on salaries and benefits threaten the college’s ability to stay financially solvent.

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Art Instructor Questions Her Pink Slip

March 24, 2021 The Guardsman Rajen Vurdien, faculty cuts, the guardsman, equity, Michael Needhan, budget cuts, Daina Medveder Koziot, City College of San Francisco, Erin Blackwell, CCSF, Layoffs, administration, Stephanie MacAller, Leslie Simon, Rebuild City College, Fort Mason Campus, Amy Diaz-Infante, Art department, pink slip, Tom Boegel, printmaking, Anna Asabedo, board of trustees

“Is there someone here who doesn’t want a City College? That doesn’t want free education? Is the focus just churning out degrees? And certainly, getting degrees and certificates is part of our mission. Also part of our mission has been to provide education for lifelong learning.”

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Administration to Acknowledge Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Land

February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 The Guardsman Land Acknowledgement Initiative, Administrators Association, Queer Resource Center, Land acknowledgment, Classified Senate, Leslie Simon, Resolution, Department Chair Council, David Palaita, Ramaytush Ohlone, U.S. Department of Arts and Culture, Alex Randolph, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone, Interdisciplinary Studies, CCSF Collective, Jonathan Cordero, Introduction to Museum Studies, Helen Pinto, Ann Wettrich, Participatory Governance Council, Kanyon Sayers-Roods, board of trustees, Avotcja Jiltonilro Diversity and Social Justice Scholarship, Loretta Bonifacio, Malaika Finklestein, the guardsman, Frida Kahlo Way, Eira Kien, Vic Chung, chancellor, The T-House, Charlie Garcia-Spiegel, aft 2121

The Ramaytush Ohlone are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. Long sought-after, generational change is in the making—at City College, it begins with the Land Acknowledgement Initiative.

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Students Find Voice and Share It In Poetry for the People

September 4, 2020September 7, 2020 The Guardsman IDST36, Lauren Muller, Arts, Tehmina Khan, poetry, Ladan (Ladi) Khoddam-Khorasani, spoken word, Ike Pinkston, Leslie Simon, Fall 2020 semester, social justice, Manon Cadenaule, Sadie Peckens, Poetry for the People

IDST 36 “Poetry for the People” returns this fall. The historic course provides an overview of poems from multiple cultures over time. Through study and practice, students find their authentic voice as a writer and share it in the community.

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Faculty Blame State Funding Formula for City College Budget Woes

February 5, 2020May 3, 2020 The Guardsman Simon Hanson, budget, Leslie Simon, Tyler Breisacher, Student Centered Funding Formula, Edgar Torres, Rick Baum

California’s Student Centered Funding Formula rewards colleges for completions and transfers. Critics say it unfairly penalizes schools like City College which offer a range of courses and a variety of educational opportunities.