Colleagues — Provost Li has acknowledged the CDC guidelines at last by giving faculty the chance to request a larger room in the event of crowding, AND to go on line if a larger classroom is not available. T […]
Dear Colleagues,
Please be reminded that we have a short Chapter meeting scheduled for tomorrow/Monday at 11 AM on zoom. Here is the link, full zoom details at the end. We have top experts from John Jay’ […]
In light of the concerning news about the current high COVID transmission rates in the communities John Jay serves, we reiterated to the administration the importance of clear communication abou […]
Colleagues — Despite the fact that summer is, and should be, annual leave for many of us, events affecting the college and our collective well-being don’t have the summer off. We supply some details on matt […]
The abrupt and ill-advised decision of the Chancellor that all CUNY colleges adopt a 60/40% in-person section model for the Fall ’21 semester has, suddenly yet predictably, overthrown months’ worth of planning […]
It is with great sadness that we have to tell you that Barry Spunt died from complications related to pancreatitis on Feb. 5th, 2021 after being in the ICU at Bellevue Hospital since August. All of the c […]
Colleagues — Below find a copy of a letter we sent earlier this afternoon to President Karol Mason and Provost Yi Li concerning the pandemic, its effects on our community, and the urgency of assuring course ava […]
Join us for a panel discussion on anti-Black racism, and the struggle against racism at CUNY, in New York City, and beyond. Thursday, December 3, 2020. Register at https://jjay.cuny.edu/AntiRacismPanel […]
If you haven’t voted already, please make sure you vote for the Biden/ Harris ticket on the Working Families Party (WFP) line (row D in NYS). The WFP is a grass-roots, ‘fusion’ party that a […]
J-Paul Narkunas. (2020). Trickle-Down Managerialism: Accountable Faculty in the Financialized University of Managers. Journal of Academic Freedom, volume 11.
[Reproduced with permission from Environmental Education Fund, http://www.environmentaleducationfund.org The original site has an automated Google translation option, into many languages including […]
Jerry Markowitz reflects on the history of union activity by faculty and Higher Education professionals at John Jay College during the past half century. Jerry is a Distinguished Professor of History at John Ja […]
The massive uprising since the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd — and now Rayshard Brooks — has featured millions of people throughout the U.S. and around the world sur […]
Today is the first day of the rest of our summer of struggle, despite how much we all want to just recover from our most difficult semester, ever. We need to show our strength and […]