by CCFT | Sep 19, 2017 | September 2017 Faculty Voice
by David Lau On Tuesday September 5, Trump declared the Obama-era program for younger immigrants, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) over. In response activists and labor called several rallies across the country to support immigrant youth. In our region,...
by CCFT | Sep 19, 2017 | Contract Development, September 2017 Faculty Voice
by David Lau For this issue’s Faculty Profile, I interviewed Katie Woolsey, adjunct instructor in the English Department and incoming Adjunct Chair for CCFT. Katie holds degrees from UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz. She is a valued and trusted colleague in our...
by CCFT | Sep 19, 2017 | September 2017 Faculty Voice, Student Equity
by Leticia Maldonado The October 5 DACA Renewal Deadline As many of us still stand in disbelief about the recent announcement of the rescission of DACA, our ability to act as a college, and act quickly, has been critical. We may be in shock from the wave of...
by CCFT | Sep 19, 2017 | September 2017 Faculty Voice
by David LauUnion Victory at CCSFCFFT’s flex week events kicked off with our part-timers solidarity lunch, which was organized by CCFT’s new adjunct chair and executive board member Katie Woolsey. CCFT’s Wednesday luncheon featured the president of CFT local 212, City...
by CCFT | Sep 19, 2017 | Accreditation, Budget, Contract Development, Elections, Guided Pathways, Negotiations, Non-credit Courses, President's Report, September 2017 Faculty Voice
by Karl Ewald As you’ve probably figured out, I’m a big picture guy and my strategy has almost always included trying to reach outside my designated bounds to try to change the context in which I’m working. My feeling is that the health of CCFT and...