Rostrum

Welcome to the Senate Rostrum! Below is the collection of articles, starting with the most recent.
See a list of our full Rostrum Archive.

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The deadlines for 2024-25 will be posted shortly.
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Past Rostrum Publications:

February 2024
November 2023
April 2023
February 2023
November 2022
May 2022
April 2022
February 2022
July 2020

Latest Rostrum Articles

Date Title Committee Authors
Oct 2019 Votes of No-Confidence: An Academic Senate Perspective President
Oct 2019 Convergence of Diversity and Equity: Guiding Framework for the Hiring Processes Faculty Leadership Development Committee
Oct 2019 An Oasis of Support: DACA, AB 540, and Undocumented Students Equity and Diversity Action Committee
Oct 2019 Subtle Support for Undocumented Students in the Classroom Equity and Diversity Action Committee
Oct 2019 Guided Pathways and Student Engagement: Student Centeredness as Equity in Practice Guided Pathways Task Force
Oct 2019 The Role of Counseling Faculty in a Guided Pathways Redesign Guided Pathways Task Force
Oct 2019 Guided Pathways and Governance: Avoiding the Fate of Sisyphus Guided Pathways Task Force
Oct 2019 An Argument for Expanding Baccalaureate Degree Programs in the California Community Colleges Executive Committee
Oct 2019 Measuring the Second Minimum Qualification: Considerations for Exceeding Mere Compliance Standards and Practices Committee
Oct 2019 Introducing the CTE Minimum Qualifications Toolkit Executive Committee
Oct 2019 Data 101: Guiding Principles —10 Years Later Educational Policies Committee
Oct 2019 The ASCCC-FACCC Connection: A History of Cooperation and Support Executive Committee
Oct 2018 Student Centered Funding and Curriculum: Keeping It Student Centered Curriculum Committee
Oct 2018 Legislation and the ASCCC Legislative and Advocacy Committee
Oct 2018 A Year Later: Where We Are with AB 705 for Mathematics and English Executive Committee
Oct 2018 Noncredit Distance Education: Demystifying the Myth Executive Committee
Oct 2018 Looking at Equivalency Differently: Rethinking Equivalency to General Education Executive Committee
Oct 2018 The California Online Community College and its Need for an Academic Senate Executive Committee
Oct 2018 What’s Faculty-Driven About Guided Pathways? Guided Pathways Task Force
Oct 2018 Strategic Governance in Guided Pathways Implementation Accreditation and SLO Committee
Oct 2018 Lowering CCC Costs: No-Cost Designation Mandates and Low-Cost Designation Options Executive Committee
Oct 2018 Defining the Gaps: The Power of Language and the Allocation of Responsibility Executive Committee
Oct 2018 The Transformation of Counseling Along Guided Pathways Sidelines Guided Pathways Task Force
Oct 2018 Recognizing Faculty with Statewide Awards Standards and Practices Committee
Oct 2017 Effective Participation in Governance: Policies and Practices President