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.

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The deadlines for 2024-25 will be posted shortly.
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Past Rostrum Publications:

April 2024
February 2024
November 2023
April 2023
February 2023
November 2022
May 2022
April 2022
February 2022
July 2020

Latest Rostrum Articles

Date Title Committee Authors
Apr 2024 Faculty Participation and Service Opportunities to Support Growth and Connection President
Apr 2024 Who Are First-Generation Students? Definitions and Implications Executive Committee
Apr 2024 Credit for Prior Learning: Standardized Exams Executive Committee
Apr 2024 Consequences of Dismantling Colleges’ DEI Work: Time to Organize and Defend Executive Committee
Apr 2024 Recent Assaults on DEI and Impacts of Limiting DEI in Instruction Executive Committee
Apr 2024 Encouraging Practices Toward Developing a Diverse and Inclusive Faculty Leadership Pipeline Relations with Local Senates Committee
Apr 2024 Enhancing Communication and Connection Between the ASCCC and Local Senate Liaisons Relations with Local Senates Committee
Apr 2024 Thrown Into the Deep End: Tips for Organizing and Leading Meetings President, Executive Committee
Apr 2024 Celebrating the Whole Self: Showing Up For Students’ Mental Health Executive Committee
Apr 2024 AB 928, Cal-GETC, and Local Implementation Curriculum Committee, Executive Committee
Apr 2024 Academic Freedom: ASCCC Current Status Report Educational Policies Committee, Executive Committee
Apr 2024 To Refer or Not to Refer? That is the Question Resolutions Committee, Executive Committee
Apr 2024 DEIAA and the Subjectivity Trope
Apr 2024 Reflections of a Non-Black Academic at the A2MEND Summit
Apr 2024 FELA: Empowering One Faculty Member to Speak Up, Speak Out, and Speak Loudly
Apr 2023 Realizing the What and Determining the How President
Apr 2023 Baccalaureate Expansion in the California Community Colleges Executive Committee
Apr 2023 Resources for Academic Senate Leaders Executive Committee
Apr 2023 Time to Modify Title 5 to Define Academic Freedom Educational Policies Committee
Apr 2023 Academic Integrity in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: The Onus is on Faculty Executive Committee
Apr 2023 Accreditation: Then and Now Accreditation Committee
Apr 2023 Elevating Unheard Voices Through Critical and Intentional Evaluation of Academic Senate Foundational Documents Executive Committee
Apr 2023 Awards Season: Congratulations to Award Recipients Standards and Practices Committee
Apr 2023 Using Accreditation to Support Innovation Accreditation Committee
Apr 2023 Social Justice and Accreditation Accreditation Committee