Tag Archives: New York

New York: Broome CC students plan strike to support teachers

Press & Sun-Bulletin: BCC students plan strike to support teachers

Instructors caught in contract battle

DICKINSON — Some Broome Community College students plan to voice displeasure with the school’s trustees Wednesday by skipping some classes.

A small group of student organizers is urging students to spend part of the day at the BCC student center as opposed to their classrooms to protest the faculty’s lack of a contract, and the school’s lack of a permanent president. The group has distributed fliers urging students to skip classes, beginning at 11 a.m.

SUNY Binghamton fires lecturer critical of embattled basketball program

The New York Times: Binghamton Lecturer Critical of Athletics Is Fired

The Binghamton University adjunct lecturer who accused the athletic department of giving preferential treatment to men’s basketball players and pressuring her to change her grading policy for players was dismissed Tuesday.

The lecturer, Sally Dear, who taught human development for 11 years, said she felt the decision was linked to her criticism that appeared in a New York Times article in February.

Not So Warm Welcome for New York Private College Chief

Inside Higher Ed: Not So Warm Welcome for New York Private College Chief

Last month, the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York named Laura L. Anglin — New York State’s budget director — as its next president. Anglin takes office in July at CICU, which has historically been an influential player in Albany with work on behalf of the state’s private colleges. On Monday, the Student Assembly of the State University of New York offered a welcome of sorts to Anglin — in the form of an ethics complaint filed with the state public integrity division. The SUNY student group argues that holding the job of budget director while interviewing for the CICU job was a conflict of interest because the state has programs that assist private colleges and their students. Anglin, in a statement, responded: “The complaint filed by the Student Assembly of the State University of New York has no basis in fact. As a public servant for many years, I am clearly aware of my responsibilities under the state ethics laws. Throughout the budget process, I took the utmost precautions to ensure that I had met the requirements of the public officers law, both in spirit and in letter.”