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Brown warns Cal State about adding many new students and classes
Gov. Jerry Brown used a budget debate among California State University trustees Tuesday to press his case for more online education and suggested that the vast system may need to fix leaky roofs and make other urgent building repairs before increasing enrollment.
The discussion came during a meeting of the Board of Trustees in Long Beach after presentation of a preliminary budget plan that seeks an additional $250 million in state funding next year.
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City College faculty union sues accrediting group
A statewide faculty union filed suit Tuesday to try to stop a commission from revoking City College of San Francisco‘s accreditation next summer, which would shut down the venerated but troubled school of 80,000 students.
The lawsuit by the California Federation of Teachers follows a similar suit filed last month in Superior Court by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera. Both suits claim theAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges acted improperly in the year leading up to its shocking announcement in July.
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Accreditation panel sued as San Francisco college faces closure
SAN FRANCISCO — Faculty unions, teachers and students filed suit Tuesday against the private commission that has moved to revoke the accreditation of City College of San Francisco, alleging that the entity has engaged in unfair business practices, violated conflict of interest laws and flouted its own policies.
The lawsuit adds to mounting criticism of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, or ACCJC, a nonprofit entity charged with oversight of California’s 112 community colleges as well as those in Hawaii.
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Two-tier college fee plan advances: Bill awaiting Brown’s signature would allow higher charges for high-demand classes.
As Long Beach City College officials see it, a state plan allowing two-year schools to charge more for high-demand classes would help move students more quickly toward transfer and graduation.
Students at the campus, however, argue that such a move would be unfair, and they have launched a statewide petition drive and video campaign to block the legislation.
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The Sad Death Of An Adjunct Professor Sparks A Labor Debate
The death of a long-time, part-time professor in Pittsburgh is gathering the attention of instructors nationwide. The trend of relying on part-time faculty has been in the works for decades, and Margaret Mary Vojtko’s story is seen by some as a tragic byproduct.Last spring, months before her death, Vojtko showed up at a meeting between adjunct professors at Duquesne University and the union officials who had been trying to organize them. The professors are trying to organize a union affiliated with the United Steelworkers.Daniel Kovalik, senior counsel to the Steelworkers union, says Vojtko was distraught. “She had cancer; she had very high medical bills,” Kovalik says.
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