Frank Talk From The President’s Desk: COVID-19 Update, March 19, 2020

Earlier today, there was a joint meeting of the Executive Command Team (ECT) and the Incident Command Team (ICT). I was present as a member of the ICT. (If you […]
We Will Survive!

It’s easy to get so caught up in the stress and havoc of what’s going on right now, that we forget to laugh, but having a sense of humor about […]
Negotiations Update

At the administration’s request, your negotiating team met with the college’s legal team for a preliminary exchange of ideas. The meeting, which was constructive, took place on Friday, March 6th. […]
The NCCFT’s Statement on COVID-19

As we’re sure you know, Governor Cuomo has declared a state of emergency in response to the spread of COVID-19 in New York State, where the number of known cases […]
Frank Talk From The President’s Desk – March 2020

I want to take this opportunity to express my sincerest appreciation for your thoughtfulness, patience and well-wishes as I process my personal tragedy. Your support has demonstrated to me, with […]
Ending The Community College Stigma: A Response to Dr. Williams 4

(This is the final post in the series. In the last post, we ended by pointing out that higher education’s increased reliance on adjunct faculty has come under scholarly scrutiny. […]
Ending The Community College Stigma: A Response to Dr. Williams 3

(In our previous post, we began to explore the ideas of Claire Goldstene. In this post, we dig a little deeper into some of the history she wrote about. If […]
Ending The Community College Stigma: A Response to Dr. Williams 2

(You can read part one of this series here. If you’d like to download the entire series as one document, you can do so by clicking here.) At a recent […]
Ending The Community College Stigma: A Response to Dr. Williams 1

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a four-part series. If you’d like to read the entire series as a single document, you can download a PDF here. If you […]
The NCCFT’s Report from Higher Ed Lobby Day 2020

NCCFT Vice Presidents Donna Hope and Dawn Smith headed up to Albany, along with our Political Action Committee chair Uzo Osuno, to meet with state legislators to lobby for fair […]