Gratitude and Support for Retirees
A big shout-out is due to NCCFT retirees politically active in our Retiree Chapter—and to those active in the Nassau NYSUT retiree Councils in general — because their active engagement […]
Challenges Identified at the NYSUT Community College Conference, Nov 7-9, 2025
Seven of us attended the NYSUT Community College Conference in Saratoga Springs on Nov. 7-9, 2025: Thomas Bruckner, Ziaullah Khan Durrani, Secretary Suzanne Kaebnick, Vice President of Non-Classroom Faculty Virginia […]
NCC Administration Stalls Promotions and Sabbaticals During Contract Negotiations
The Executive Committee of the NCCFT is disappointed to report that the College has declined to execute a side letter with the union (as they have done in the past) […]
Action to Support a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that Supports Working People
Please join us and the CWA (Communications Workers of America union) to protest Donald Trump’s firing of Jennifer Abruzzo, a former CWA attorney, as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) […]
Stop Cutting NCC Programs Letter Campaign
Please send a letter now to save Nassau Community College. Ask elected leaders and SUNY administration to provide competent, stable college leadership that will build, not decimate, the college. Click […]
Faculty, Students, Graduates and Retiree Testify on NCC Chaos at SUNY Trustees’ Nov. 13 Public Hearing
Details of the NCC Administration’s course of destruction this summer and fall were presented at the SUNY Board of Trustees’ Nov 13 public hearing by faculty, student, graduate, and retiree […]
NCC Trustees Try to Break Free of SUNY Oversight over Community College Pres or Chief Administrative Officer
From the minutes of the Sept 10, 2024 Board of Trustees’ meeting: Trustee Durso introduced the following resolution: WHEREAS New York State Education Law Section 6306, specifies that COMMUNITY COLLEGE […]
Our Newsday Essay: Nassau Community College Needs a State Intervention to Survive
By Faren Siminoff. Published June 19, 2024.GUEST ESSAYS Nassau Community College, once a beacon for affordable, quality education, is now mired in crisis and controversy. Plummeting enrollment, the elimination of […]
The NCC Administration’s Catastrophic Mismanagement and the NCCFT’s Cost-Saving Proposals to Grow Enrollment
April 18, 2024 — We have released a report detailing the financial mismanagement, inefficiencies, deception, and potentially self-inflicted budget deficit at the hands of administrators at Nassau Community College. Our […]
Long Island Business News,”State Oversight Needed to Fix Nassau Community College”
Long Island Business News April 18, 2023 interview with NCCFT Pres. Faren Siminoff. Here is a link to the full article.