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69% of Faculty Give Back
The results are in: 68.79% of full-time faculty participated in this semester's "We are 1" campaign. Your EA would like to thank all of...
Kim Owens
Dec 13, 20151 min read
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The Rising Cost of Higher Education: What Now?
The two big higher-education stories this month couldn't be more different. On one hand, you have financier Stephen A.Schwarzman donating...
Rebecca Nathanson
Dec 9, 20155 min read
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UAW Wins Vote at Chattanooga VW Plant
The United Auto Workers union gained entry to Volkswagen AG’s Chattanooga, Tenn., plant after a group of skilled tradesmen voted to...
Mike Ramsey
Dec 6, 20153 min read
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We kicked the Koch Brothers’ a**: How Denver parents beat back big money, charter schools, right-win
The Kochs spent a fortune on a local school board race that was really a national proxy. Then the good guys won. Although many Democrats...
Jeff Bryant
Dec 2, 20157 min read
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"[C]yber charter students received the equivalent of 180 fewer days of learning in math and 72
There is more evidence that for-profit charter schools are part of the problem, not the solution. This time, the focus is on “cyber” or...
By Steven Cook, President
Nov 28, 20153 min read
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Those who CAN, teach...
Former MCCEA Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms, art professor John Dempsey, is photographed for an exhibit of his work in South Bend, IN...
Kim Owens
Nov 19, 20151 min read
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MCC's Applewood Cafe Named "Restaurant of the Year"
The Applewood Cafe Restaurant, the student run restaurant/classroom at Mott Community College, won Restaurant of the Year for Genesee...
Kim Owens
Nov 17, 20151 min read
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PRESIDENT’S CORNER: Release Time, SB 279/280, and Workplace Culture
A friend of mine from years back in graduate school is now a dean at a college on the west coast. Not long ago, while catching up with...
By Dr. Larry R. Juchartz, MCCEA President
Nov 15, 20153 min read
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Kim Owens
Nov 5, 20150 min read
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Midterms got you stressed? Try coloring.
Coloring is an activity that we tend to associate with children. As we grow older, we put aside our crayons and colored pencils in favor...
Kim Owens
Nov 3, 20153 min read
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Loan Forgiveness for Adjuncts? Yes please.
Did you know that at least 75 percent of U.S. professors are adjunct? Just like their full-time colleagues, these professors are shaping...
Kim Owens
Nov 1, 20151 min read
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MCCEA Officers Receive Training
MCCEA Political Officer Brian Harding and MCCEA Communications Officer Jackie Knoll attended the MEA Higher Education Conference on...
Kim Owens
Oct 25, 20151 min read
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There is power in a union: Here’s how we beat inequality & rebalance our economy
On Wednesday, a fast-food worker named Terrence Wise introduced President Obama at the White House Summit on Worker Voice. Terrence spoke...
Dorian Warren, writing for Salon.com
Oct 18, 20154 min read
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Meet your EA Reps: Humanities Rep Kim Owens
The MCCEA is proud to welcome back to the board former Communications Officer Kim Owens (pictured at left with her two sons). After a...
Kim Owens
Oct 12, 20152 min read
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Your Union Hard at Work
Your Union at Work: Friday, the MCCEA Executive Committee spent six hours (in a 90 degree room, no less) working together to edit the...
Kim Owens
Oct 11, 20151 min read
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Kim Owens
Oct 7, 20150 min read
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A Word from a Satisfied Member
We love getting feedback from the people we represent. Recently, MCCEA President Larry Juchartz received this message from a member: The...
Kim Owens
Oct 5, 20151 min read
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Update: Amir Hekmati in Poor Health
The family of imprisoned former Marine Amir Hekmati has released a statement about his health: Hekmati has been imprisoned in an Iranian...
Kim Owens
Oct 1, 20151 min read
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Political Appeal of Bashing Unions May Have Peaked, Says Bloomberg's
Unions might never recover the strength they had decades ago, but recent signs suggest renewed support for labor, or at least an end to...
Kim Owens
Sep 29, 20153 min read
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Why Unions Are Necessary
A true story our members can share with anyone who says unions are obsolete, unnecessary, or only focused on money: The married son of...
Kim Owens
Sep 27, 20151 min read
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