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Accreditation related changes make part-timers feel especially vulnerable

By Lavinia Pisani The Guardsman Amid budget cuts and furloughs, many of City College’s part-time instructors have never felt so insecure about their jobs, but some of them are even more concerned about the overall effects of the school’s accreditation sanctions. Among those concerns are continued layoffs. Five

Q&A: Nanette Asimov, higher education reporter for the SF Chronicle

On March 25, we sat down with Nanette Asimov to talk about the accreditation crisis and her coverage of City College for the Chronicle. This is part one—part two will run in the next issue, along with an analysis of stories in the Chronicle that have been published about

The San Francisco Chronicle has no agenda against CCSF

Journalism instructor Tom Graham complains in the Guardsman’s Feb. 5. issue that the San Francisco Chronicle’s coverage of City College’s accreditation woes amount to a “negative attack” on the college. Mr. Graham has made similar complaints in other forums, and the allegation of unfairness is tossed about

CITY COLLEGE'S ACCREDITATION CRISIS

THE EDITORIAL YOU WON'T READ IN THE CHRONICLEIn the past three years, City College has lost $53 million in funding. Its had three different chancellors. At the same time, the state Accrediting Commission has come down on the institution by making 14 very difficult demands upon the college.

News Analysis: One quarter of all community colleges in Calif. are under sanction

News Analysis By Gina Scialabba and Sara Bloomberg The Guardsman Thick, gray storm clouds loom over City College, which threatens the existence of an institution that serves almost 90,000 students of all ethnicities, ages, genders and backgrounds. Older than the Golden Gate Bridge, the school has been a staple

Artists protest: Exhibit stands up for the future of art classes

By Dannie Hawkins The GuardsmanWhile some students aggressively protest City College’s accreditation crisis at board meetings, others in the college community are quietly asserting themselves through a menagerie of artwork.A plea for life-long learning, Accreditate This is a sprawling mixed media exhibit that opened on Oct. 22 in

The only thing we can be sure of right now is that everything is uncertain

By Sara BloombergThe GuardsmanRomney keeps shooting himself in the foot, which leads me to believe and hope that Obama will get elected to another term in November—despite the failings of the Democrats, the thought of a Republican in the White House scares me. But the election isn't