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Volume 19 / Issue 1 / October 2008

 

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Faculty Victory in 2008 Elections

If you vote in Santa Monica, as part of the upcoming election on November 4, after the Presidential election and Congressional and state races, and City Council and School Board candidates, you’ll find the candidates for the Board of Trustees .....more>>

 

SLOs: Progress or Problem?

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) have become all the rage in the academic community in recent years, but not necessarily by choice.  They may be great new tools that will help boost learning.  Previoously SLOs were federally mandated, but the 2007 Higher Education Act passed by Congress removed that mandate.  ...more>>

 

COCAL VIII: Epiphany in San Diego

The Coalition of Contingent Academic Labor (COCAL) is a loose federation of faculty activists working on contingent issues in all levels of higher education. Its members come from all over the US, as well as Canada and Mexico. Previous COCAL conferences, generally held every other year, have been in Boston, New York, San Jose, Montreal, Chicago, and Vancouver more>>

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