SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Some instructors at Springfield Technical Community College are taking part in the Massachusetts Teachers Association’s Call for Action Day. The event is designed to bring attention to the reliance on adjunct or part-time faculty at the state’s public colleges, and to demand benefits and better wages for those adjunct professors. SEE VIDEO … [Read more...]
Higher Education Advocacy Day
Higher Education Advocacy Day - March 1, 2017 - huge success! Over 600 students, staff, and faculty across the state and across all higher education units attended! This picture shows some of the Bristol Community College attendees. A contingent of Massasoit Community College students were also present. MCCC leadership was represented by Vice-President Jeff Seideman and President Diana Yohe. Were any other MCCC leaders and/or students from our 15 community colleges present? Post your … [Read more...]
Higher Ed Enrollments Down 2012-2016
Worcester Telegram Article Dec 11, 2016 BHE Report Powerpoint BHE Report PDF … [Read more...]
Bristol Community College union faculty unhappy with contract talks. Jan. 10, 2016, South Coast Today
"We are very very frustrated with the pressures put on us to do more with less unlike what has happened with other higher education institutions in the state." read more … [Read more...]
No progresss in contract talks for community college staff, Barnstable Wicked Local, Jan 14, 2016
The union representing teachers, counselors and librarians at Cape Cod Community College is sharply criticizing the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education for seeking to tie part of the union’s pay increase to factors such as graduation rates at community colleges statewide. read more … [Read more...]