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Fighting to Save NCC Mission and Academic Programming, Faculty Present VNC on Trustees, Conzatti, and Senior Administration at Nassau Legislature on Mar 25, 2024

Mineola, N.Y. —The Nassau Community College Federation of Teachers presented a faculty vote of no confidence in Nassau Community College’s administration —- including Chief Administrative Officer Maria Conzatti, the Board of Trustees and senior administration — on Monday, March 25, 2024 at the Nassau County legislature in Mineola. The speakers gave detailed examples of poor governance at the college and argued that the college’s mission is at risk and academic programming is negatively impacted. Faculty criticized recent and proposed department

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March 27, 2024 8 Comments

Reflections on a Lost Women’s History Month

In the spring 2024 semester, the WGS project did not host a Women’s History Month due to lack of release time for coordinating the Women and Gender Studies’ project. Over the course of the last decade, release time had been increasingly cut, and this spring no release time was provided by administration to not only schedule classes and faculty development but also for the very time-consuming coordination of a month of talks and activities. It might also be noted that

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March 27, 2024 4 Comments

VNC on Trustees, CAO Conzatti, and Senior Administration

On March 24, 2024, the faculty overwhelmingly voted in favor of a Vote of No Confidence on the N.C.C. Board of Trustees, Chief Administrative Officer Maria Conzatti and senior administration. Conducted by the Tellers Committee via High Security Election Buddy, there were 232 votes in favor of the Vote of No Confidence and 36 votes against it. The resolution passed by 86.57% of those voting. The percentage of faculty who participated in the vote was similar to past elections and equivalent

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March 24, 2024 4 Comments

Save NCC! Protest at Legislature 3/25

Not teaching?  Protest Monday Mar 25 at 1:00! SAVE Academic Programming at NCC! SAVE NCC! NO to restructure based on NO data that hurts student guidance, course offerings, and enrollment NO to early class cancellations that limit course offerings for students NO to destruction of NCC’s mission and service to the community Where: Legislative Assembly of the Theodore Roosevelt Executive Building, 1550 Franklin Ave., Mineoloa, NY 11501 Posters: Bring a poster! (Must be stickless) RSVP to communications@nccft.org Want to know

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March 23, 2024 3 Comments

NYSUT New Deal for Higher Education-Take Action!

NYSUT Member Action Center By Melinda Person, NYSUT President • March 14, 2024 Hello, MAC Activists. Our public colleges and universities provide a pathway to opportunity for countless New Yorkers, but for years, the state underfunded them. The result? Cuts to academic programs, student services, faculty and staff. It’s time to make a generational investment in SUNY, CUNY and community colleges so they live up to their promise of providing accessible, world-class higher education for all New Yorkers who want

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March 15, 2024 1 Comment

Your Weingarten Rights

The number of disciplinary actions against faculty at NCC has exploded over the past two years under the current administration. If you feel you are being called in to speak to an administrator/supervisor for disciplinary action, we urge you to call the union office so that we can accompany you to a meeting. However, if you find yourself in a meeting with an administrator/ supervisor that appears to be taking a turn towards discipline, please stop the conversation and assert

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March 2, 2024 3 Comments
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