May 2012
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““We’re pleased that this difficult situation is coming to a close,” Hansen said...”
– COD, faculty reach tentative contract deal
May 26th
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May 13th
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May 12th
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May 12th
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"COD faculty expected to reject contract"
Indeed: College of DuPage faculty members voted Friday on a contract that the school’s board of trustees imposed on them the night before. While the results won’t be known for at least 10 days because of absentee voting, the union representing the 295 full-time employees is predicting the pact will be rejected by its membership. “In a straw poll of 80 percent of our faculty, 92 percent said...
May 12th
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"COD board OKs contract without faculty support"
The move further deteriorates the relationship between the college’s administration and about 295 full-time faculty members, said union President Glenn Hansen. He said the union is looking at options. The union can file a complaint of unfair labor practices with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, which could lead to a judge forcing both parties back to the bargaining table, John...
May 12th
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“But whatever the motives are for his course of action, his school is in crisis,...”
– David McGrath on COD’s obsolete president
May 8th
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“Faculty Association President Glenn Hansen said that he was disappointed in the...”
– “COD presents faculty with ‘final’ contract offer”
May 6th
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Mediation Ends for COD and Faculty
Press Release: Friday, after a 3.5 hour mediation session the Board team presented the CODFA team with a so-called “best and final” offer that reflected very little evidence of movement or compromise. Some of the proposals and language in the final offer have remained unchanged since July 2011. The board team showed no intent to negotiate at yesterday’s mediation session. Money has not been the...
May 5th
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"Attorney General’s office reviewing complaint...
College of DuPage student journalists filed a complaint with the Illinois Attorney General’s office alleging the college’s board of trustees violated the state’s open meetings law. The attorney general’s office is reviewing the complaint, brought by the Courier’s outgoing Editor in Chief, Nick Davison. Davison said campus police would not allow him or other newspaper staff members into the...
May 5th
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Attorney General’s office reviewing complaint... →
May 5th
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May 2nd
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May 2nd
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May 2nd
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May 1st
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April 2012
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“The College of DuPage Faculty Association (CODFA) has been in negotiations for...”
– “I am proud to be a teacher”
Apr 29th
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Apr 29th
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David Goldberg's Comments to the COD Board of...
Apr 26th
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Apr 26th
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Glenn Hansen's Comments to the COD Board of... →
Apr 26th
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Teaching college writing, 125 students at a time –... →
Apr 24th
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“The College of Dupage is one of the best educations you can get on a community...”
– Student Supports COD Faculty
Apr 24th
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COD President and Wisconsin Governor's Assault on... →
Apr 24th
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Barriers to community college admission increasing →
Apr 24th
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Apr 22nd
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COD teachers rally as contract talks continue →
Apr 21st
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“No respect for the environment: Removal of the Bio-Swales in the parking lots...”
– A student writes to the Daily Herald…
Apr 21st
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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The Truth About Summers →
Faculty who teach in Summer do not teach at a premium: they get 23% for 30% load (that’s call “discount”), they also advise, meet with students out of class, work in committees and other institutional business. Faculty who do not teach in the Summer still work: they catch up with their field, go to conference and promote the college (more and more on their own dime), test drive...
Apr 12th
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“It is really important that we share our side of the story with everyone we...”
Apr 10th
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Apr 8th
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“I want a fair contract and to say it will be done when they really haven’t moved...”
– COD bargaining teams meet with negotiator
Apr 7th
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Apr 6th
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Apr 6th
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Who knows more about teaching than the people who...
And yet, “For example, college officials said they don’t believe an instructor overseeing a self-directed class such as drawing studio labs has demands equal to those of someone teaching lecture courses. According to college officials, at COD students pay one credit hour tuition for one hour of lecture instruction. They pay for one credit hour for two or three hours of lab or studio...
Apr 6th
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“Even when I’m not sitting in my office, I might very well be working. One of the...”
– How Much Do You Work?
Apr 5th
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How Much Do You Work? →
A lot of it is invisible.
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