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Invitation to a Flex Event for Adjuncts 8/14/19

Flex event 559 (2)(6) Adjuncts: Plan for the future now! Wednesday 08/14/19 03:30 pm – 05:30 pm (2.00 HRS) On-Campus at Mesa G-101 Presenters: • Carlynne Allbee Adjuncts and their plans for the future (it will eventually arrive) To help Adjuncts understand what possibilities exist in their future including: STRS – Should we leave it […]

DeVos sued over student loan forgiveness program that denies 99 percent of applicants

DeVos sued over student loan forgiveness program that denies 99 percent of applicants By Michael Stratford,Politico July 11, 2019 https://www.yahoo.com/news/devos-sued-over-student-loan-152348531.html One of the nation’s largest teachers unions filed suit Thursday against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, accusing her agency of mismanaging a major program intended to provide student loan forgiveness to public service workers. The American […]

OER Survey request from ASCCC

Another survey, this one from ASCCC – Academic Senates for the California Community Colleges about OER. Did you get the email? I will attempt to post the entire email here, and what I especially care about is the survey at the end: Greetings! 1. The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) Open Educational Resources […]

If you’re in a CFT local, you should take this survey at aftvotes.org

AFT sent this out but it is interesting that not all AFT members received it. Thank you to Sandy who made sure we saw it. If you’re in a CFT local, you should take this survey at aftvotes.org. AFT has committed to make a candidate endorsement based on rank and file input this time, and […]

Adjuncts – Do you have a Student Loan?

Read this from AFT Guild 1931 President Jim Mahler – you are needed! From: Jim Mahler. Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 9:40 AM Subject: Adjunct Faculty Needed to Testify on Loan Forgiveness Bill Dear AFT Guild Adjunct Faculty Members, CFT is sponsoring a bill (AB 463-Cervantes) during this legislative session that will help relieve the […]