Now that I'm on the other side of it, still one of the very few black (African American) faculty in the Cal State...

Now that I'm on the other side of it, still one of the very few black (African American) faculty in the Cal State system of 23 campuses, I like to ask a variety of questions.

It's fun, if not always effective, to pick on the management side for their limited recruiting, hiring, and retention abilities, but I must also ask questions of myself. For example, did it matter that I had only one black classroom teacher in my entire K-12 and undergrad experience? Zero coaches and counselors? etc. After all, here I am, with proper degrees and a job and an attitude. ;-)

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Keith Wilson Mari Thomas Erica Joy Liz Stevenson Bryan Alexander

#faculty #diversity
https://calmatters.org/articles/californias-top-public-universities-dearth-latino-professors-matters/

Dropping here to remind folks that there are #DACA #students (not to mention staff & faculty) in limbo and it's...

Dropping here to remind folks that there are #DACA #students (not to mention staff & faculty) in limbo and it's after March 5th, the original Trump deadline.

Originally shared by George Cohn

“We’ve seen this B-rated movie before, so I’m not totally surprised. The arguments that the administration is making … demonstrate there’s nothing really new there that we aren’t already familiar with.”
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/03/06/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-to-make-major-sanctuary-city-announcement-in-sacramento/

Amplifying for #SantaCruz area people.

Originally shared by George Station

Amplifying for #SantaCruz area people. It's going to be rainy, cold, etc. but I just RSVP'd to attend this Cathy Davidson event. We've been in a Hangout together but never in the same room.

Phil Hill Liz Stevenson (I know you're not right there—just hoping the G+ algorithm floats this a little further. Ping who you will.)

#highered #edreform #UCSC
https://events.ucsc.edu/event/4450

So, this #Canvas pilot was announced in our #CSUMB Academic Senate today.

So, this #Canvas pilot was announced in our #CSUMB Academic Senate today. There are already a few faculty involved, though I'm not. "Not a done deal" is the quote in the meeting but they're looking at Moodle options.

Laura Gibbs (If we do this I will come out and live with you for a while)
Phil Hill Bryan Alexander
Liz Stevenson Michelle Pacansky-Brock (we hear Canvas is really growing in the CCC... part of the brief justification given today)
Please DO tag in anyone else who might be interested.

I'm going back to PAYING ATTENTION in this meeting dammit. More later.
https://csumb.edu/cat/canvas-pilot-project

A student-led drive to get free tuition for California:

Originally shared by Bryan Alexander

A student-led drive to get free tuition for California:
https://www.thenation.com/article/a-serious-push-for-free-college-in-california/
https://www.thenation.com/article/a-serious-push-for-free-college-in-california/

The Cal State system has a couple of hot Executive Orders (1100, 1110) that went into effect last August.

The Cal State system has a couple of hot Executive Orders (1100, 1110) that went into effect last August. Here's one local perspective about my campus.

Laura Gibbs Bryan Alexander Phil Hill

#CalState #CSU #highered #GeneralEducation #liberaleducation #servicelearning
http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/opinion/local_spin/csumb-grapples-with-keeping-service-learning-integrity-under-new-mandate/article_3e70cbe0-0c63-11e8-8a87-f37f688cc831.html

#highered & #politics & #academicfreedom intersecting afresh

#highered & #politics & #academicfreedom intersecting afresh

Vanessa Vaile Bryan Alexander Amy Collier Robin DeRosa Liz Stevenson
http://www.foxla.com/news/local-news/csu-professor-under-fire-for-calling-president-trump-a-white-supremacist