It Boils Down To This: Betsy DeVos Has Us In Her Sights
Sometimes things happen so quickly in the Trump administration that it’s hard to keep up. We originally intended this post as a response to the remarks Betsy DeVos delivered at […]
BOT Watch: Nassau Community College Board of Trustees Meeting – February 14, 2017
When the Board of Trustees came back from executive session, they conducted the following committee business: accepted a donation of medical equipment from Sunrise Labs; waived facility rental fees for the […]
The NCCFT’s Statement on “A Day Without Immigrants”
If President Trump’s immigration policies have done nothing else, they have highlighted once again the role immigrants play in the United States. In protest against those policies, activists have declared […]
Fall 2016 Recap
Fall 2016 was a productive semester. Here on campus, and at conferences and meetings throughout New York State, the NCCFT Executive Committee was busy representing our interests as a faculty […]
BOT Watch: NCC Board of Trustees Meeting – January 13, 2017
After the Board came back from executive session—this is the portion of the meeting captured in the video—they conducted the following business: They approved payments to Civitas LLC ($50,000) and […]
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Nassau Community College Board of Trustees Meeting – December 13, 2016
Because the Board did not have a quorum—only four trustees were present—the Board could not conduct official business. They did, however, hear public comments. Here’s a summary: Professor Evelyn DeLuty, Academic […]
Hate Has No Place On Our Campus
This past Friday, for the fifth time since October, swastikas and other antisemitic graffiti have been found on our campus. It should go without saying that such expressions of hatred […]
The AFT Expresses Deep Concern Over President-Elect Trump’s Appointment of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) has released a statement on President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. In selecting Ms. DeVos, the statement begins, Mr. […]
Our Views on Documents 1200 & 1300: Collaboration Requires Compromise, but Compromise Does Not Mean Surrender
On Tuesday, November 15th, the Nassau Community College Board of Trustees voted to accept policy documents 1200 and 1300, as revised by Dr. Keen. Along with many of you, the […]