Recent articles related to community college faculty issues, labor and SMCCCD, selected from local, state and national news sources.
11/15/23 — Union perspective on new contract agreement (Skyline View)
11/3/23 — San Mateo County Community College District enrollment on rise (San Mateo Daily Journal)
11/1/23 — Community colleges exploring new revenue sources (Half Moon Bay Review)
10/26/23 — New ‘Army of Temps’ Report Shows Nation’s Adjunct Faculty Remain Underpaid, Underappreciated (AFT)
10/14/23 — ‘It is immoral’: San Jose community college faculty rally for health benefits (San Jose Spotlight)
10/10/23 — Dual enrollment are often ‘programs of privilege,’ report says (EdSource)
9/28/23 — Former San Mateo Community College Dist. chancellor case delayed (S.M. Daily Journal)
9/27/23 — Calif. community college enrollment is up, but one group of students lags behind (Cal Matters)
9/27/23 — Why enrollment is rebounding at California’s community colleges (EdSource)
9/25/23 — After hot labor summer, will Gavin Newsom sign bill giving unemployment benefits to striking workers? (Cal Matters)
9/15/23 — How California lawmakers embraced hot labor summer (Cal Matters)
8/30/23 — As California community colleges struggle with transfer, some find success (EdSource)
8/29/23 — San Mateo County Community College Dist. still searching for new leader (S.M. Daily Journal)
8/22/23 — A California law beefed up health care funding for part-time community college faculty. Is it working? (Bay News Rising)
8/20/23 — This Bay Area college sparked the Black Panther movement. Its relocation changed everything (S.F. Chronicle)
8/19/23 — Big remake is coming to Calif. community college education, new chancellor says (L.A. Times)
8/18/23 — First Amendment lawsuits challenge state’s DEI rules for community colleges (S.F. Chronicle)
8/11/23 — Why Cal State is pushing back on community colleges’ plans to offer bachelor’s degrees (Cal Matters)
8/10/23 — College of San Mateo president steps down (Half Moon Bay Review)
8/9/23 — Company involved in alleged ‘play-to-pay’ scheme with former chancellor files claim for economic harm, reputation damage (Almanac)
8/9/23 — San Mateo Community College District hit with $32M complaint (S.M. Daily Journal)