Frank Talk – December 2018
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As we come to the close of the Fall 2018 semester, we should be proud of what we have accomplished. We are now in complete compliance with Middle States; we’ve […]
Frank Talk from the President’s Desk – November 2018 Edition
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While we are disappointed to have lost the Janus case, the Supreme Court’s decision to define as political every single thing we do as a union has had the perhaps […]
From the Vice President’s Desk – Dawn Smith
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The NCCFT Political Action Committee Those of you who have read the NCCFT blog posts on Janus or listened to Secretary Richard Newman’s presentation at the NCCFT Spring 2018 union […]
Frank Talk from The President’s Desk – Summer 2018
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The NCCFT has been negotiating a Special Retirement Incentive since April, when Dr. Keen announced at the Board of Trustees meeting that the College would consider such a measure in […]
A Frank Update from the President’s Desk
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As I wrote in my previous “Frank Talk”column, the college administration has been preparing several critical searches, about which the elected faculty leadership—the Academic Senate Executive Committee, the Academic Department […]
Frank Talk From the President’s Desk – April 2018
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Hurricane Sandy struck Long Island during the Fall 2012 semester and created a nightmare. We had displaced members of the community living in the PhysEd complex; FEMA established offices on […]
Frank Talk from The President’s Desk, February 2018
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It’s February. As we endure flu season and the cold weather, as we embrace Black History Month, watch the Olympics and celebrate Valentine’s Day, as we look forward to President’s […]
Frank Talk from the President’s Desk: Welcome to Spring 2018!
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Welcome to the Spring 2018 semester, which promises many new and exciting initiatives, as well as some serious challenges. To those members that have been working during the Winterim break, […]
The Perception Gap When It Comes To Public School Quality
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Why do Americans think so poorly of our country’s public schools? This is the question Jack Schneider asks in a recent piece in The Atlantic, in which he considers the […]
Some of What We’ve Been Reading This Month – July 2017
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This is the first of what will become a monthly round-up of education-related news that we’ve been reading. Please feel free to discuss any of these articles in the comments […]