Faculty are invited to attend the FACCC Advocacy & Policy Conference, a state wide gathering focused on faculty leadership, equity, shared governance, and the policy decisions shaping our community colleges. The conference offers timely panels,workshops,...Read More
The FA-PAC and FA-PAC Internship Program, along with the De Anza Public Policy School (PPS) interns, are happy to report thatProposition 50 passed! We want to thank all of our hearty volunteers (you know who...Read More
This has been a very busy winter quarter. The FA-PAC and FA-PAC Internship Program (FA-PAC IP) are working hard on a number of important initiatives. If you’d like to get involved with FA-PAC or the...Read More
The FA-PAC and FA-PAC Internship Program focused on two campaigns this election season: Forest Peterson for FHDA Board of Trustees and Patrick Ahrens for State Assembly. Unfortunately, Forest Peterson did not win a seat on...Read More
The Faculty Association Political Action Committee (FA-PAC) [FA-PAC – FAFHDA] and the FA-PAC Internship Program (FA-PAC IP) [FA-PAC Internship Program – FAFHDA] have much to celebrate and much to be thankful for this year. In...Read More
FA-PAC WINTER QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS The Faculty Association Political Action Committee (FA-PAC) [FA-PAC – FAFHDA] and the FA-PACInternship Program have a number of accomplishments to celebrate this quarter. Patrick Ahrens Wins Primary Election! Patrick Ahrens secured...Read More
Everyone eligible to vote should have received their ballot. Our focus this primary election is on regional Assembly and State Senate seats, starting first and foremost with Patrick Ahrens who is running to replace Evan...Read More
In Winter 2024, the FA-PAC and the FA-PAC Internship Program remain committed to supporting faculty and student interests in several crucial areas across the District. Our work to support the arts at De Anza continues...Read More
The FA-PAC met three times in fall. Here are the highlights: Rallying for Part-Time healthcare at Evergreen (October) Adopting a PAC/PAC Internship Program budget for 2023-2024 Interviewing two Board of Trustee Candidates for November 2024...Read More
Rally to Win Healthcare for Part-Time Faculty: Friday, October 13th, at the San Jose Evergreen Community College District Office FA-PAC Intern Coordinator Isabel Caballero Teixeira, faculty mentors Danny Solomon and Laura Chin and some of...Read More
Faculty who will not be teaching in spring quarter are eligible to receive unemployment benefits. Unemployment claims are filed with the California Employment Development Department (EDD). There is an excellent resource produced by John Govsky,...Read More
In Memory of Rich Hansen, an FA News Eulogy by Tim Shively As most of you by now know, Rich Hansen, De Anza Mathematics Instructor and former Faculty Association President passed away recently. His loss...Read More
President’s Report • Tim Shively • FA President In his infamous essay and now best-selling book On Bullshit, Princeton Philosophy Professor Emeritus Harry Frankfurt questions why the titular phenomena is so prevalent in our society...Read More
One of the functions of a union is to negotiate matters related to compensation and working conditions for all unit members. The FA unit members are all faculty working in the district and the outcomes...Read More
