Building alliances with undergrads…

By Alyson S., on December 19th, 2010%

…this may be a good place to do it? (Check this out. It’s organized by the March 4th/October 7th Committee, and apparently lots of student activists from the senior colleges have been coming to these meetings. It may be a great place for for the AP to build relationships with these students, which will be imperative in fighting tuition hikes and budget cuts in the spring)…

Spring Organizing Kickoff Meeting

When: Sunday, January 16, 12 to 2 PM (longer if necessary)

Where: Solidarity Center, 55 West 17th St., 5th floor (between 5th and 6th Aves.)

This meeting will be used to review and assess the previous semester’s actions and strategize for next semester. This will be an excellent opportunity to discuss the inter-related campaigns against tuition hikes, budget cuts, layoffs and the upcoming contract negotiations, including the struggle to win real improvements for adjuncts, including pay raises, . . . → Read More: Building alliances with undergrads…

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HOLIDAY CARDS FOR THE PROVOST!

By Alyson S., on December 8th, 2010%

Baruch’s Provost is ringing in the New Year with class size increases and adjunct layoffs. And CUNY’s New Years Resolution is to charge you more tuition.

What are we going to do about it?

Grab some paper, some scissors, and some markers, wish Provost McCarthy a happy new year, and let him know how you feel about charging more for bigger classes!

Join our holiday card–making session on

Mon Dec 13th 1-4pm (Baruch Vertical Campus lobby)

Provost McCarthy has instructed many department chairs at Baruch College to eliminate courses and the contingent workers who teach them by creating jumbo classes of over 100 students. These classes will not have teaching assistants, and some instructors won’t even have a grader. The Adjunct Project stands in solidarity with Baruch students, department chairs, and faculty in demanding no class size increases at Baruch or any other CUNY campus.

The . . . → Read More: HOLIDAY CARDS FOR THE PROVOST!

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October 7th: National Day of Actions to Defend Public Education

By Alyson S., on September 17th, 2010%

http://www.defendeducation.org/

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