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.

Rostrum article deadlines

March 3, 2024.
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Past Rostrum Publications:

November 2023

April 2023

February 2023

November 2022

May 2022

April 2022

February 2022

July 2020

Latest Rostrum Articles

Date Title Committee Sort descending Authors
Sep 2007 Change is in the Air President
May 2008 Taking Back the Concept of Accountability President
Sep 2008 The Statewide Academic Senate and Local Academic Senates President
Dec 2008 The Never-ending Question President
Mar 2009 Jumping on the Opportunity President
May 2009 A is for Accreditation: The New Scarlet Letter President
May 2009 On the Occasion of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Academic Senate President
Sep 2009 How Does the Budget Situation Really Affect Us? President
Apr 2010 The Need for Full Time Faculty (again) President
Sep 2010 It Really is Like Making Sausage (Sacramento Update) President
Dec 2010 Faculty Are Progressive! (Despite What You May Hear) President
Jan 2010 The Master Plan for Higher Education and the Missions of the California Community Colleges President
Nov 2009 The Accelerated Learning College, California Leadership Alliance for Student Success, and Embracing Faculty Leadership President
Nov 2009 Transfer Degrees—Elephants in the Room, Lines in the Sand, Hills to Die on, and Dead Horses President
Mar 2011 Enrollment Management in Very Challenging Times: What the LAO Says and What Faculty Should Do President
May 2011 Shift Happens President
Sep 1997 The Academic Senate Faces Many Challenges President
Sep 2014 Where We Have Been, Where We Are Now, and Where We Are Going President
Oct 2014 What to Be, Where to Go: The ASCCC 2014-15 Strategic Planning Process President
May 2015 Working Together, Better For All: ASCCC And CCLC Collaboration President
May 2015 The ASCCC Appointment Process: Clarifications and Possible Improvements President
Sep 2015 Striking the Right Balance: Local Control vs. System-Level Decisions President
Feb 2015 Previews of Coming Attractions for Spring 2015: Many Paths, Many Voices President
Jun 1999 President's Message: Leadership in an Educational Environment President
Oct 1999 President's Message: Teaching: A Call for Renewal and Rededication President