As shared at the March 28th Board meeting, Laney mourns the passing of one of its long-time Art faculty members, Leon Dockery.
Laney College Remembers Professor Leon Dockery
Apr 20, 2023 8:37:00 PM / by Johnathan Freeman -->
Laney Faculty Member Admitted to Doctoral Leadership Program
Apr 5, 2023 2:40:59 PM / by Johnathan Freeman -->
The College is pleased to share the news that Professor Dana Grisby has been accepted to Fresno State’s Online Educational Leadership Program, efforts for which she will be earning her Doctor of Education Degree.
Merritt College Celebrates Newly-Tenured Faculty
Mar 29, 2023 11:53:41 AM / by Johnathan Freeman -->
Merritt Colleges wishes to extend a hearty congratulations to two of our faculty members who just achieved a significant milestone. Sun Young Ban (Math) and Alejandro Garcia will be awarded tenure, having demonstrated their teaching acumen in the classroom, as well as their service to the College.
Chancellor's Update on PFT Negotiations: Health Care Benefits for Part-Time Faculty
Mar 2, 2023 10:10:03 PM / by Johnathan Freeman -->
Laney College Faculty Member Selected to U.C. Advisory Board
Feb 22, 2023 2:11:03 PM / by Johnathan Freeman -->
Laney College extends its warmest congratulations to Journalism Professor and Journalism Department Chair Eleni Economides Gastis for her appointment to Berkeley Journalism's new Advisory Board for California Local News Fellowship Program! Professor Gastis was the only California Community College faculty member selected, which is truly an honor.
Chancellor's Update on PFT Negotiations
Feb 21, 2023 12:11:21 PM / by Johnathan Freeman -->
February 21, 2023
Dear Peralta Community,
The Peralta Community College District has been engaged in negotiations since May 2022 with our faculty union, the Peralta Federation of Teachers (PFT). We want to provide the community with an update on these negotiations and provide some key context on a few important issues.
BCC Welcomes New Faculty Joya Chavarin
Feb 1, 2023 4:56:14 PM / by Johnathan Freeman -->
Berkeley City College is excited to announce Dr. Joya Chavarin, EdD as BCC’s newest tenure track Education Instructor. Chavarin is the first full-time faculty hired in the Education Program at BCC.
ESOL Dept. Co-Chair Gabriel Winer Recognized for ESOL Innovations
Nov 2, 2022 10:56:00 AM / by Johnathan Freeman -->
Berkeley City College’s ESOL Department Co-Chair Gabriel Winer was recently recognized for their work in implementing AB 705 to serve our ESOL students in an article published by the California Acceleration Project. The article focused on Winer’s success in creating a transfer-level English class using Socratic seminars to help students learn and practice the rhetorical moves, language, and norms of academic discussions. The class prepares students with practicing speaking and presenting in class with techniques that demystify class discussion language patterns and framing sentences to help structure and word their thoughts. “I am so grateful to work at BCC and to have the opportunity to participate in this work,” said Winer.
Zoom/Canvas Integration Update – August 15, 2022
Aug 15, 2022 10:53:20 AM / by Johnathan Freeman -->
Welcome back to the faculty who were on break this summer! We were recently notified by the state Chancellor’s Office that access to Zoom via CCCConfer will be changing. On the evening of August 15, 2022, the CCC ConferZoom application will be replaced by a new and improved application called CCC Tech Connect Zoom.
Fatima Shah: From BCC Student to Academic Counselor
Nov 1, 2021 8:10:04 PM / by Marina Cardoso Daltro -->
How do you feel when you talk to a counselor that knows exactly what you are going through? How do you feel when you find out that your counselor is an immigrant like you? Fatima Shah is a Pakistani woman who immigrated to the United States with her family when she was still a teenager. Fatima went to Berkeley High School, applied for Berkeley City College, became a student employee, and now she has been serving her community as a general counselor at BCC.