From Jim Mahler: Dear Colleagues, I am writing to request that you take a few minutes to write a letter of support for Assembly Bill 463 – the CFT-sponsored community college part-time faculty student debt bill. The bill is currently on the governor’s desk. We need as many letters as possible to encourage the governor to […]
You are not the only one with student debt
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/members-of-congress-are-rich-with-student-debt
“You must find the courage to leave the table where respect is no longer being served.” – Tene Edwards
An open letter to San Diego community colleges: I write these words with an eye toward Southwestern Community College because I have the most experience with that institution. I know, or have been told, of similar problems throughout the county and beyond. These compounded problems have pushed me to leave the community college system and […]
Farewell, Mesa
Editor’s note: The Farewell Letter has become one of the most prevalent genres in 21st Century adjunct literature. The example below contains some of the more common tropes of peripeteia, precarity, and eschatology. We hope it also serves as both a cautionary tale to watch the clock, and as a rallying cry to continue the […]
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 […]