W.T.F.

W.T.F.

#UCDavis #feminism
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article119571018.html

Re-sharing this post-election resource page from my campus (Cal State Monterey Bay).because new items have been...

Re-sharing this post-election resource page from my campus (Cal State Monterey Bay).because new items have been added. Happy scrolling & clicking!

#Election2016   #highered   #CalState  
https://csumb.edu/tla/returning-classroom-after-election

Sent to the whole of the Cal State (CSU) system today

Sent to the whole of the Cal State (CSU) system today
(Will provide web link when I see it)
#Election2016   #immigration   #highered  

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Open Letter to the Faculty, Staff and Students of the California State University
Chancellor Timothy P. White
November 17, 2016
I write to provide assurance that we will continue to make every effort to provide a safe and welcoming campus environment for all our students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the community.

Diversity and inclusivity – in all its forms – are core values of the California State University. These values drive our efforts each day to ensure that the 23 campuses are welcoming environments, and they enable our students, faculty and staff to be confident and secure in the pursuit of their education; research, scholarship and creative activities; engagement with community; and performance of campus work.

I spoke to these matters during my report (attached below) to the CSU Board of Trustees on November 16. My comments acknowledged the voices of students, faculty and staff that courageously addressed our board. Their passion and anxiety are understandable, and it pains me – personally and as chancellor – to see any member of the CSU family suffer because they do not know what the immediate future may hold for them and their families.

Indeed, my immediate concern is for our students and other members of our campus community who lack documentation and fear actions based on the emerging national narrative of potential changes in immigration policy and related enforcement action. This concern is shared broadly among trustees, presidents and vice chancellors, along with senate, student and labor leadership among others.

We are a university that prides itself on inclusion. Anything that diminishes one member of our community diminishes us all.

We must take thoughtful, prudent actions to acknowledge and address the fears and concerns of our students, faculty and staff that are real and debilitating. This includes maintaining focus on our positions in federal policy and funding, particularly those that affect student support and financial aid.

Understandably, there is some interest to declare campuses as oases or sanctuaries – as places that serve as a refuge to completely protect its community. While I understand and deeply respect the sentiment behind this interest, we, as a public university cannot make that promise unilaterally. The term “sanctuary” has several interpretations and is in many contexts ambiguous. If we were to use this term it would be misleading to the very people we support and serve.

Consequently, to address immigration matters, we intentionally adopted a flexible systemwide set of policy guidelines grounded in our value-based principles. This approach provides each campus with the opportunity to implement a policy reflecting its unique campus climate, while assuring conformity in certain key systemwide principles. Our policy is both clear and substantive, and removes the CSU from the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

CSU policy directs, unless contravened by California Government Code or required by law, that:

· The CSU will not enter into agreements with state or local law enforcement agencies, Homeland Security or any other federal department for the enforcement of federal immigration law;

· Our university police departments will not honor immigration hold requests; and

· Our university police do not contact, detain, question or arrest individuals solely on the basis of being – or suspected of being – a person that lacks documentation.

We are also partnering with elected officials at the state and national level to inform and work to prevent negative developments regarding immigration for our undocumented students, including those with DACA status.

I thank you for reflecting upon this open letter and discussing it with others. I look forward to our journey ahead that enables us to fulfill the educational and public mission of the California State University in a safe and welcoming environment.



Sincerely,

Timothy P. White

Chancellor

Here's the Cal State Monterey Bay post-election statement, which was e-mailed to the entire campus the morning of...

Here's the Cal State Monterey Bay post-election statement, which was e-mailed to the entire campus the morning of November 11. (It was later posted on the CSUMB web site.)

Laura Gibbs FYI for comparison with your campus president's statement. We have an official campus-wide forum this coming Thursday afternoon, Nov. 17, for students, staff, and faculty. It will be preceded by a faculty union (CFA) forum. Not sure what to expect, beyond concerns of current students (or just as likely, their families) who may be affected by changes in immigration policy in January. Well, there will be something emerging from the faculty side, I'm sure.

Liz Stevenson Phil Hill Michael Berman Michelle Pacansky-Brock Jill Leafstedt (please share with others in CA whether or not CSU)

#Election2016  
https://csumb.edu/president/president-ochoas-message-university-community-0

Cal State (CSU) Board of Trustees is not boasting about this, but they'll be talking #tuition at their Nov.

Cal State (CSU) Board of Trustees is not boasting about this, but they'll be talking #tuition at their Nov. 15–16 meeting.

EDITED TO ADD: Cal Poly is featured prominently in the linked article.

Talking about #fees should put students in the right frame of mind, don't you think?

h/t Laura Gibbs

#highered #collegecosts

Originally shared by Laura Gibbs

My guess is that this is NOT how the University of Oklahoma would like to be reported about in New York Times. I've complained often about this "academic excellence fee" before, so I am really glad to see it being singled out here. All the details are here: $75/credit-hour to support faculty recruitment and research. Yes, that's right. It is the GORILLA in the room, bigger than any other fee. For 120 credits (minimum for graduation), that's $9000.
fee levels: http://www.ou.edu/content/bursar/tuition_fees.html
fee descriptions:
http://www.ou.edu/content/bursar/tuition_fees/fee-descriptions.html
Academic Excellence Fee This fee supports the costs to recruit and retain excellent faculty, plus their scientific and academic research including laboratories, classroom renovations, equipment, publishing costs and research assistants.


http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/education/edlife/those-hidden-college-fees.html?_r=1
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/education/edlife/those-hidden-college-fees.html?_r=1

California State University has a new graduation initiative.

California State University has a new graduation initiative.

Laura Gibbs Phil Hill Bryan Alexander 
As discussed elsewhere, some of the info is public (you'll see a "Campus and System Plans and Goals" link on the right) but the real, manipulable data, with visualizations, requires a campus login. We're checking on that, since it's all (to our knowledge) public info.

#calstate   #graduationrates   #highered  
https://www2.calstate.edu/csu-system/why-the-csu-matters/graduation-initiative-2025/Pages/default.aspx

Add this to the previous study on students & homelessness in California public higher ed, and you may have a few...

Add this to the previous study on students & homelessness in California public higher ed, and you may have a few global questions for system presidents and chancellors... Here's one link about the homelessness aspect:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-cal-state-homelessness-20160620-snap-story.html

Thanks Bryan Alexander 
Cc Vanessa Vaile 

#highered   #california   #UC   #wages  

Originally shared by Bryan Alexander

"Seven in 10 University of California workers in clerical, administrative and support services struggle to put adequate food on the table, according to a new Occidental College study.

The study, released Monday, found that 45% of 2,890 employees surveyed throughout the 10-campus UC system went hungry at times. An additional 25% had to reduce the quality of their diet."
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-uc-worker-hunger-20161016-snap-story.html
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-uc-worker-hunger-20161016-snap-story.html

#highered #onlineeducation

#highered #onlineeducation
#communitycollege

Originally shared by Rob Reynolds

Nothing new here, but more good coverage for California's Online Education Initiative (OEI).
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryancraig/2016/10/14/californias-new-playbook-for-online-education/#47986d8f1884

G+ #PLN buddy Phil Hill is quoted early AND often in this OEI update.

G+ #PLN  buddy Phil Hill is quoted early AND often in this OEI update.

#california   #highered   #communitycollege   #onlineeducation  

Originally shared by Bryan Alexander

California community colleges let students take classes at other campuses in that system:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/10/13/californias-online-education-initiative-connects-community-college-classes-across
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/10/13/californias-online-education-initiative-connects-community-college-classes-across

#UCDavis and about time

#UCDavis  and about time

Originally shared by Bryan Alexander

UC Davis chancellor resigns:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-uc-davis-chancellor-katehi-resigns-20160809-snap-story.html
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-uc-davis-chancellor-katehi-resigns-20160809-snap-story.html

Not the best use of our tax dollars.

Not the best use of our tax dollars.

Originally shared by Liz Stevenson

#GPPOTD  today is local news for me. A good read!

I cannot believe the resources that have gone into this woman staying on the job. Evil.
http://chronicle.com/article/The-Slow-Motion-Downfall-of/237300?key=GkLhb2QXc8USJlFy6-yuU3dwgz62yMBkOu-isv0xIwwtRVhSQVRIZllQOGZnUkx5QUc3LU9CWFV3aGhHTmFXV290THYwd3lpRGdB

What Does Amazon Inspire Mean for Education?

http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2016/07/what-does-amazon-inspire-mean-education

Flagships Must Create New Models to Preserve the Public Good

Originally shared by Melissa Woo
http://chronicle.com/article/Flagships-Must-Create-New/237055

My latest for Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

My latest for Diverse: Issues In Higher Education 
http://diverseeducation.com/article/85531/

If you're going to argue for or against #FreeCollege in the #Election2016 season, you may want to be up on...

If you're going to argue for or against #FreeCollege  in the #Election2016  season, you may want to be up on the #history of it. This is a nice summary through the California lens.

Phil Hill Laura Gibbs Bryan Alexander Audrey Watters Robin DeRosa Liz Stevenson 
  #highered   #tuition   #UC  
http://www.dailycal.org/2014/12/22/history-uc-tuition-since-1868/

Truly an #elemess at #UCDavis

Truly an #elemess  at #UCDavis  

Cc Laura Gibbs Mathieu Plourde 

Originally shared by Phil Hill

LMS Outage: Exclusive view of UC Davis contract with Scriba -e-Literate http://ow.ly/oLCu301G3XI

What we didn’t know at the time was whether UC Davis staff had planned for such a contingency and had reasonable controls in place. Thanks to the media relations and IT teams at UC Davis, we at e-Literate now have the contract with Scriba to help answer these questions. I have also talked to Ian Dolphin, executive direct at the Apereo Foundation that runs the Sakai project, and Michael Sanders, CEO of Scriba, to gather and verify the data in this post.

In a nutshell, this was a screwup of colossal proportions by Scriba and Scriba alone. Furthermore, Scriba is no longer a Sakai Commercial Affiliate.
http://ow.ly/oLCu301G3XI

That headline could be taken two ways, couldn't it?

That headline could be taken two ways, couldn't it?

#UCSD #exams #cheating
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/06/22/court-rules-university-california-san-diego-treated-student-accused-cheating?utm_content=buffercf9ab&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=IHEbuffer

What problem will this solve?

What problem will this solve?

What are the intended consequences and potential unintended consequences?

Bryan Alexander Phil Hill Liz Stevenson  No issues jumped to mind. I just thought I'd start there for a change. Oops, just thought of something. I'll be back later in the comments.

#highered   #transfer   #HBCU  
http://diverseeducation.com/article/84972/

Home-grown it is, then.

Home-grown it is, then.

Originally shared by Bryan Alexander

California requires more in-state enrollment at public universities, mostly the UC system.
Hillary Clinton backs the idea.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/06/17/new-california-budget-increases-higher-education-funding-one-condition
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/06/17/new-california-budget-increases-higher-education-funding-one-condition

#UCLA #shooting

#UCLA #shooting  
http://laist.com/2016/06/01/ucla_shooting_victims_id.php

Remembrances of a bygone era in #California #highered , quite affordable college indeed.

Remembrances of a bygone era in #California   #highered , quite affordable college indeed.

Main link puts it in context of the 2016 election campaign and Bernie Sanders.

Here are the letters to the editor a few days later, reacting to the notion:
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-le-0511-wednesday-free-tuition-bernie-sanders-20160511-story.html
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac-skelton-bernie-sanders-college-20160509-story.html

The first grads of this 3-year #CSUMB & #Hartnell College joint computer-science program are walking next...

The first grads of this 3-year #CSUMB  & #Hartnell College joint computer-science program are walking next Saturday!

Don't be thrown off by the co-director using the G-word. (He said it, and the NPR headline editor used it.) Overall, great news, and obviously the program is off to a good start.

Here's the story I shared a couple of years ago in the first year of the program:
http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2014/03/20/from-fields-to-computer-science/

Phil Hill Donna Murdoch You noted the original post at the time, so I'm just letting you know we have some grads coming out the other end.

Bryan Alexander Liz Stevenson 

#computerscience   #communitycollege   #diversity  
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/05/15/477794854/embodiment-of-grit-how-children-of-farm-workers-became-tech-professionals

#teachered #digitalliteracies

#teachered   #digitalliteracies  

Originally shared by Laura Gibbs

More on teachers and digital literacy
https://rossieronline.usc.edu/digital-literacy-teacher-toolkit/
https://rossieronline.usc.edu/digital-literacy-teacher-toolkit/

The CCC Online Education Initiative (OEI) is discussed this week at Phil Hill's post on e-Literate.

The CCC Online Education Initiative (OEI) is discussed this week at Phil Hill's post on e-Literate.

"Ooh.. a sparkly!"
—from The Secret of NIMH

Originally shared by Liz Stevenson

Phil Hill just came up in a work email. I feel like a sparkly neural connection just came into being.

#CMS   #LMS   #potayto   #potahto  
http://mfeldstein.com/retrospective-implementing-common-course-management-systems/

While digging around on that other matter, Bryan Alexander & A.

While digging around on that other matter, Bryan Alexander & A. Michael Berman, I found this about free speech in the #CalState  system.

#activism   #students   #SQE  
http://csusqe.org/reclaim-csu-day-action-right-around-corner/

The local (KION/KCBW) cameras were on the #CSUMB campus all afternoon yesterday, and our officials were on the...

The local (KION/KCBW) cameras were on the #CSUMB  campus all afternoon yesterday, and our officials were on the 5pm/6pm news talking about important stuff. Fine, but some of us actually had to teach classes during showtime. Where's the video?
http://www.kionrightnow.com/news/local-news/central-coasting-live-at-csumb-tonight/39264326

Toward end of each semester, students are buying each other food.

Toward end of each semester, students are buying each other food. Some individual meal plans have run dry, others still have plenty on them... At least that's how it works around here...

h/t Darwin Hawke 

#studentsuccess   #collegelife  

Originally shared by Victor H

Like a Boss...

#UCDavis finally...

#UCDavis  finally...

Originally shared by Phil Hill

Napolitano: "I know it was you, Katehi. You broke my heart. You broke my heart! Time for fishing." http://ow.ly/4ncn2d
http://ow.ly/4ncn2d

CSUF News Center - Artful Influence: Conference Examines the Lasting Impression of Philip K. Dick

Originally shared by Offworlders
http://news.fullerton.edu/2016sp/PKDConference.aspx

Update on #CCSF troubles via Bryan Alexander

Update on  #CCSF  troubles via Bryan Alexander 
https://bryanalexander.org/2016/04/22/city-college-of-san-francisco-prepares-a-large-queen-sacrifice-suffering-from-low-enrollment-and-high-income-inequality/

#UCDavis failed first-year information literacy. Send the whole exec/admin suite to do time with the librarians.

#UCDavis failed first-year information literacy. Send the whole exec/admin suite to do time with the librarians.

Cc Steve Watkins

#digitalliteracies
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/04/20/why-uc-daviss-campaign-manipulate-search-results-backfired?utm_content=buffer95315&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=IHEbuffer

For those interested in things like public pensions for state employees (e.g.

For those interested in things like public pensions for state employees (e.g. Cal State #faculty ) see pp. 4–5 in this PDF.
https://www.calpers.ca.gov/docs/forms-publications/perspective-spring-2016.pdf

#Campus #newspapers

#Campus   #newspapers  

FYI, Laura Gibbs, our student paper has come a long way over the past couple of years. Our local free weekly is pretty much the "paper of record" for our area, now that our dailies have been bought out a couple of times and reduced to within an inch of their lives. So when the Weekly says the Otter Realm is doing well, it's real praise.
http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/people/831/otter-realm-deploys-award-winning-journos-from-within-a-classroom/article_ac65e432-01c5-11e6-92dd-37138ea16a13.html

Interesting use of the #UCDavis budget.

Interesting use of the #UCDavis budget.

#search #retcon #censorship (worth considering—it's a state entity after all)
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article71659992.html

Charlie Reed (former #CalState Chancellor) had no qualms about making all 23 #CSU campuses adopt an assessment...

Charlie Reed (former #CalState  Chancellor) had no qualms about making all 23 #CSU  campuses adopt an assessment when he was on the owner's corporate board. #justsayin   #gottawatchemeveryminute  
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/04/13/presidents-public-universities-criticized-joining-boards-profit-university

Hey Laura Gibbs (Competing with Phil Hill for your attention today!)

Hey Laura Gibbs (Competing with Phil Hill for your attention today!)
https://bryanalexander.org/2016/04/13/berkeley-to-cut-many-staff-but-not-yet-conduct-a-queen-sacrifice/

#assessment quagmire on my campus.

#assessment quagmire on my campus. Slide show in our Academic Senate meeting today. Several personal friends are working on this and I wish them luck, while hoping their work doesn't drive us batty at the grassroots teaching end.

We did this (plus jigsaw puzzles) at #CSUMB last fall.

We did this (plus jigsaw puzzles) at #CSUMB  last fall.

Originally shared by BrainMass

Puppies invade SFU to de-stress students ahead of #exams (PHOTOS) http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/04/sfu-students-puppy-therapy-exams/ #examstress
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2016/04/sfu-students-puppy-therapy-exams/

#CalState Monterey Bay local update.

#CalState   Monterey Bay local update.

#faculty   #unions   #labor  
http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/blogs/news_blog/csu-faculty-reaches-tentative-agreement-strike-called-off/article_a7061854-fdf1-11e5-a5ca-83bdf6cc2fa1.html

#CalState #faculty #CFA #unions #labor

#CalState #faculty #CFA #unions #labor
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article70575882.html

Here you go, Phil Hill.

Here you go, Phil Hill.
And Vanessa Vaile Laura Gibbs Liz Stevenson Bryan Alexander 

#CalState   #faculty   #unions   #labor  
http://www.calfac.org/news-release/california-faculty-association-and-california-state-university-administration-announce

FYI, that's the reporter in the image, not a faculty or management rep. (Google+ image-pickup has a mind of its own.)

FYI, that's the reporter in the image, not a faculty or management rep. (Google+ image-pickup has a mind of its own.)

#CalState   #faculty   #unions   #labor  
http://www.montereyherald.com/article/NF/20160330/NEWS/160339969

But the risk for publishers is that if library funding struggles continue, forcing deep cutbacks on subscriptions,...

Originally shared by George Station

But the risk for publishers is that if library funding struggles continue, forcing deep cutbacks on subscriptions, professors will turn to Sci-Hub more, causing a slow erosion of the industry. A recent survey by University of Southern California and California State University librarians of more than 250 academics found that 41 percent “don’t care” about copyright. Thirty percent think “information should be free.”

[emphasis added]

#copyright #journals #academia #research #libraries
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/this-student-put-50-million-stolen-research-articles-online-and-theyre-free/2016/03/30/7714ffb4-eaf7-11e5-b0fd-073d5930a7b7_story.html

I don't even know where to go with this one... Gotta give it a closer read.

I don't even know where to go with this one... Gotta give it a closer read.

#TheRevengeOfScaliasGhost  or something at a glance, though...

#highered   #access   #minorities   #diversity  
http://diverseeducation.com/article/82881/

#highered #admissions

#highered   #admissions  
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_29699257/state-audit-uc-lowered-admission-standards-out-state

Three #UC campuses involved in this #highered experiment.

Three #UC  campuses involved in this #highered  experiment. No #CalState  campuses. Hm. OK, the participants can work the bugs out through courses that won't scare anybody. But when it works, and it's tried with (say) highly transferable, General Education courses, will that be the end of Rico... er, of conventional pathways?

#edreform   #badges   #edtech  

h/t Bryan Alexander 
Cc A. Michael Berman Donna Murdoch Phil Hill Doug Belshaw A. T. Wyatt 

Originally shared by Bryan Alexander

The University Learning Store launches.
What do you think?
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-03-24-6-universities-launch-a-store-for-credentials

Quoting #CSUEU (CSU Employees Union):

Quoting  #CSUEU  (CSU Employees Union):

Whereas, we believe that standing in solidarity is in the best interest of all CSU unions; and

Whereas, because a stable, supported workforce and workplace means quality education for CSU students; and

Whereas, we believe all CSU employees deserve a living wage, including struggling adjuncts/lecturers;

Therefore, be it resolved that CSUEU hereby supports CFA in its plans for a systemwide strike on April 13-15 and 18-19. We support CFA as it presses hard to ensure the professional working conditions and reasonable learning conditions that are essential for quality education.

And be it further resolved that, although CSUEU-represented employees cannot engage in a sympathy strike, we share a collective bond with CFA because we are both CSU unions and we must both bargain with the same employer, share the same worksite, and serve the same students. The combined membership of our two unions equals a critical mass of CSU employees.

Therefore, be it finally resolved that we stand together to protect the bargaining process and to support our sisters and brothers in CFA.

[emphasis added]

Cc Vanessa Vaile Liz Stevenson Phil Hill 
http://www.csueu.org/Home/View-Article/ArticleId/491#.VvcEDDBVikr

#precarity #contingent #faculty #adjuncts

#precarity   #contingent   #faculty   #adjuncts  

Originally shared by Vanessa Vaile

never mind Carmen SanDiego, where in the #adjunct/iverse is the #precariousfaculty blog?
…but the hat, red trench coat and high boots are snazzy. As for the blog, w ith 4 posts in January, missed all of February and today being March 25, even I ask if there is one. There's a  tunc et nunquam  feel about it all and with it, temptation to throw c...

They (in this case "they" = the campus administration, as noted in the article) are not sure how the hires will...

They (in this case "they" = the campus administration, as noted in the article) are not sure how the hires will happen, but something's gotta give.

The #labor  issue beyond the mental health issue is the availability and workload of part-timers.

#highered   #mentalhealth   #counseling  
http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/blogs/news_blog/csumb-plans-to-hire-more-mental-health-counselors/article_50eae476-eadd-11e5-b7f6-d3bbd7b0604b.html

Not "my" questions but those of Hank Reichman, #AAUP First Vice-President, who is a retired Cal State East Bay...

Not "my" questions but those of Hank Reichman, #AAUP  First Vice-President, who is a retired Cal State East Bay prof. Glad to share them with you—they're good ones.

#CalState   #highered   #faculty   #labor   #CFA  
https://academeblog.org/2016/03/13/my-questions-for-chancellor-white/

As I was preparing my talk, I knew the thing I needed to make clear was that all the good thoughts and feelings...

As I was preparing my talk, I knew the thing I needed to make clear was that all the good thoughts and feelings about diversity are mostly useless without leadership and institutional willpower.   I also wanted to offer small things that could be done without money and without too much time. Mostly I wanted to make as clear as possible to the faculty of color in attendance that the struggles they might be facing are happening elsewhere.

#diversity   #highered   #tenure   #faculty  
https://writtenunwritten.wordpress.com/2016/03/13/from-theory-to-praxis-writtenunwritten-at-uc-merced/

#Cal #Berkeley Chancellor troubles

#Cal   #Berkeley  Chancellor troubles
http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_29626384/editorial-cal-chancellor-nicholas-dirks-has-lost-credibility

My #CalStateLA colleague also leading in #BlackLivesMatter #activism on Democracy Now!

My #CalStateLA  colleague also leading in  #BlackLivesMatter   #activism  on Democracy Now! 
http://www.democracynow.org/2016/3/9/we_are_pushing_real_revolution_black

Great op-ed by a San Francisco State colleague.

Great op-ed by a San Francisco State colleague.

Cc Laura Gibbs for the Berkeley/Cal
Vanessa Vaile for the labor issues

#CalState   #CSU   #UC   #faculty   #labor  
:::dusting hashtag-covered hands:::
http://www.dailycal.org/2016/03/11/348053/

Phil Hill Bryan Alexander Liz Stevenson

Phil Hill Bryan Alexander Liz Stevenson 

#California   #communitycolleges   #highered   #accreditation  
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/03/08/california-community-colleges-navigate-path-replacing-or-overhauling-accreditor

#CalPoly could've had better timing on this one.

#CalPoly  could've had better timing on this one.

#highered   #budgets   #CalState  
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/opinion/editorials/article63969627.html

Holy...

Holy...

#UCDavis #edreform #textbooks

Laura Gibbs Phil Hill Liz Stevenson
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-uc-davis-chancellor-20160304-story.html

#scifi #writers

#scifi   #writers  

Originally shared by Offworlders

Sci-Fi Master Samuel R. Delany to speak at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday, March 10, at the Music Center Recital Hall.
http://news.ucsc.edu/2016/03/delany-sci-fi.html

A California campus with vision about its vision!

A California campus with vision about its vision!

Laura Gibbs For today's critiquing-language quest: These folks are 3-1/2 hours from my campus but the vibes from this brilliant approach haven't reached us yet... Our current master-plan planning is proceeding apace by allowing e-mail input along with several f2f open forums. Maybe a Google Form out there but I'm not sure... I hope this doesn't seem too ambitious to our small campus decision makers.

#crowdsourcing #UC #gaming
http://www.centerdigitaled.com/higher-ed/UC-Davis-Uses-Online-Game-to-Crowdsource-its-Future.html

Short but sweet journalism? I'll keep my ear to the ground for details.

Short but sweet journalism? I'll keep my ear to the ground for details.
http://thepioneeronline.com/29611/campus/csu-chancellor-receives-icy-reception/

San Jose State University case

San Jose State University case

#SJSU   #racism   #siliconvalley  (that last hashtag is to note the geography and the jury pool)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/san-jose-state-not-ruled-hate-crime_us_56ccb48de4b041136f188b0e

This article is from late 2014 and it would be good to see an update.

This article is from late 2014 and it would be good to see an update.

Meanwhile, quoting:

You would think that if there is no money to pay for faculty, there would be no money for more administrators, but you would be wrong.
http://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2014/10/31/administrative-bloat-comes-csu-system/

How much does that cost again?

How much does that cost again?

#highered #budgets #California
http://www.ppic.org/main/publication_quick.asp?i=1119

Well, well. If you're into teacher ed, here's an opportunity. Who wants to be CalStateTEACH Regional Director?

Well, well. If you're into teacher ed, here's an opportunity. Who wants to be CalStateTEACH Regional Director?

Phil Hill A. Michael Berman

#teachered #highered #CalState #CSU
https://csumb.peopleadmin.com/postings/1226

CSU is still figuring out what it might do.

CSU is still figuring out what it might do. In a report issued to the Board of Trustees last month, a task force suggested using inflation as a benchmark for considering annual tuition increases.

Trustees pushed back on the idea, which they said would be unfair to students and make it easier for the Legislature to prioritize other funding. During the public comment period, one speaker mockingly presented Chancellor Timothy White with a “Privatizer of the Year” award.

#collegecosts #highered #tuition
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article60386766.html#storylink=cpy

The Friedrichs case is on the surface about K–12 but all #unions can be affected by the decision. Quoting:

The Friedrichs case is on the surface about K–12 but all #unions  can be affected by the decision. Quoting:

In Friedrichs v. California Teachers Assn., many court watchers had expected Scalia to deliver the deciding vote against unions, limiting their ability to collect membership dues and other fees. Without Scalia, a 4-4 split is now the likely outcome. That would maintain the status quo — and amount to a huge win for unions.

#education   #teachers   #faculty   #scotus  
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-scalia-death-teachers-unions-20160214-story.html

Local #CalState story on the #CFAfightfor5 campaign

Local #CalState  story on the #CFAfightfor5  campaign

#highered   #faculty   #labor  
http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/blogs/news_blog/csumb-faculty-plan-possible-strike/article_7ea2c216-d1d9-11e5-b7ee-db8eff992ef2.html

CSU threatens unprecedented 5-day strike in April

http://www.montereyherald.com/social-affairs/20160208/csu-threatens-unprecedented-5-day-strike-in-april

#CFAfightfor5 #highered #faculty

#CFAfightfor5 #highered #faculty
http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_29491301/csu-threatens-unprecedented-5-day-strike-april

San Francisco Chronicle has a paywall but here's a blog post that discusses the situation (and yes, honors the...

San Francisco Chronicle has a paywall but here's a blog post that discusses the situation (and yes, honors the paywall):
http://utotherescue.blogspot.com/2016/01/ucop-ordered-spyware-installed-on-uc.html
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Cal-professors-fear-UC-bosses-will-snoop-on-them-6794646.php

awesome

awesome
http://www.sfgate.com/education/article/Oakland-pledges-to-fund-college-for-poor-6788883.php?cmpid=gplus-desktop

San Diego (the city) and San Diego State ( #SDSU ) are starting something.

San Diego (the city) and San Diego State ( #SDSU ) are starting something.

#collegecosts   #homeless   #sandiego   #highered   #CalState  
https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/san-diego-homeless-college-students

It doesn't exactly say #CalState , it says "regional undergraduate universities"—but Tom Carey spent a lot of time...

It doesn't exactly say #CalState , it says "regional undergraduate universities"—but Tom Carey spent a lot of time at the CSU Chancellor's Office and he's at San Diego State now. So there. This post belongs in California HIgher Education.

Bryan Alexander Phil Hill If you don't know Tom, you might check out his Inside Higher Ed articles.
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-beta/challenges-regional-undergraduate-universities-%E2%80%9C-middle%E2%80%9D