The 2021 New York State Labor Power 100
Congratulations to the Union leaders who touch our lives as NCCFT members and thank you for leading us in the fight for worker rights and advocating for a stronger New York […]
The AFT’s New Deal for Higher Education
Dear Colleagues, We received this invitation from the AFT. We are posting it here for all who are interested in attending. With the new administration and Congress come new opportunities […]
NYSUT News: President Pallotta’s February 4th Budget Testimony
Last week, on Thursday, February 4th, New York State United Teachers President Andy Pallotta — joined by United University Professions President Fred Kowal and Professional Staff Congress President Barbara Bowen […]
NYSUT Gets Governor Cuomo To Walk Back A Significant Part of His Comments on “Reimagining” Public Education in New York State
On Tuesday, during his daily briefing, Governor Cuomo announced that New York would be working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to “reimagine education” in New York State. There […]
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 […]
Nassau Community College’s Colloquium on Dual Enrollment – October 25, 2019
On Friday, October 25th, faculty, staff and administration gathered in the CCB Multipurpose Room to begin a discussion about offering dual enrollment courses at Nassau Community College—specifically, courses offered at […]