Faculty Power in a Shifting Landscape

The Spring 2025 edition of FACCCTS is here! Inside, you’ll find faculty-authored articles on the future of AI in community college classrooms, how student choice is evolving under AB 1705, and innovative efforts like the Vancouver Model to promote equity for part-time faculty. This issue also dives into FACCC’s federal advocacy work and recaps some of our recent events, including the Advocacy & Policy Conference and March in March.

Click here to find each article, as well as past issues of FACCCTS. 

Amplifying Voices

Episode 21 | A Conversation with FACCC Executive Director Stephanie Goldman

In this engaging episode, we're thrilled to welcome Stephanie Goldman, the new Executive Director of the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC), to explore her journey, vision, and bold ambitions for the future of the organization. Stephanie shares candid insights into her leadership style, the unique structure of FACCC, and her commitment to uplifting part-time faculty, expanding grassroots power, and building strategic partnerships statewide and in D.C.

With warmth and clarity, she reflects on the legacy of past directors, discusses immediate priorities, and offers an inspiring call to action for deeper member engagement.

Listen to the episode below:

Organize Your Own Advocacy Day

Hey FACCC members, are you interested in speaking directly with legislators about the issues that matter most to community college faculty and students? FACCC can help you organize your own advocacy day at the Capitol Annex Swing Space.

Recently, FACCC Vice President Sarah Thompson and her colleagues from Las Positas College spent their day at the Capitol Annex Swing Space, advocating for improvements to the Student Centered Funding Formula and pushing for meaningful change across California's community colleges.

If you'd like to arrange your own advocacy day, please contact:
Executive Director, Stephanie Goldman – [email protected].