Open Letter to SDCCD Faculty

[SDAFA response to discussion on the SDCCD district email list] Fellow faculty members,   We’ve had quite a beginning to this conversation about our next contract. Unfortunately, some have suggested that adjuncts don’t have enough “skin in the game” and a divisive tone has emerged that pits adjuncts against full-time faculty.   There is a […]

Advocacy Needed on Part-Time Faculty Measures on Office Hours and Parental Leave

This is from the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC) FACCC-sponsored AB 310 (Medina) and FACCC co-sponsored AB 2012 (Medina) will  both be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 25. AB 310 would require community college districts to post the provision of paid part-time faculty office hours on their websites while AB […]

San Diego City College NOT a Free-Speech Zone?

San Diego City College NOT a Free-Speech Zone? Let’s Make It a Hate-Free Zone! by Leonard Rodriguez If you, like many Americans, think of college campuses as leftist zones promoting liberal discourses of inclusion and tolerance, you may want to think again. A peaceful demonstration on Wednesday, April 25th promoting equity, equality, diversity, and respect […]

“SANCTUARY SCHOOL” ACCUSED OF CONDONING RACISM.

For immediate release to all media San Diego Adjunct Faculty Association April 22, 2018 Contact: https://www.sdafa.org “SANCTUARY SCHOOL” ACCUSED OF CONDONING RACISM. DEPARTMENT CHAIR ACCUSED OF ACTS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, ABUSE, AND RETALIATION AGAINST IMMIGRANT PART-TIME PROFESSORS. SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. A lawsuit filed in Federal Court on December 12, 2017, against San Diego Community College […]

Contact your Representative before April 25 to support AB 310

Dear Part-Time Faculty Professionals, Your advocacy is needed. Please respond to this call for action and forward this email to your networks. FACCC just received word that AB 310 (Medina) will be heard in the Senate Education Committee on April 25. This bill would require each district to report the provision of paid part-time faculty office hours […]