

Lawsuits Challenge California Community Colleges System Over DEIA in Evaluations and Tenure
By Luke Lara, FA Ombudsperson The Board of Governors (BOG) of the California Community Colleges recently approved and chaptered updates...


"On-Ground" Requirement
by Annie Ngo, Contract & Evaluation Liaison In response to the pandemic in early 2020, many colleges and universities, including...


Investing in the Future of the Faculty Assembly
by Billy Gunn, FA Treasurer As the financial resources and obligations of the MiraCosta College Faculty Assembly have increased over the...


President’s Update
By Mary Gross, FA President Welcome to the start of the 2023/24 Academic Year. I trust by now you are all deep into the work of educating...


Brotherhood BBQ
by dara, FA Vice President The Faculty Assembly Council continued its commitment to sponsor students through a donation to MiraCosta's...


Faculty Resources
By Luke Lara, FA Ombudsperson During the summer months, I began to develop a resource list for rental and housing assistance in San Diego...


An Unofficial FA Dictionary Part I
By Luke Lara, FA Ombudsperson I am one year into my role as FA Ombudsperson. I meet regularly with the Faculty Assembly Council (FAC) and...


Get to Know an FA Council member
by Dara, FA Vice President Let’s get to know Michelle Odom: Nursing Faculty and Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Program Director Tell...


Reflections On My First Year As Ombudsperson
By Luke Lara People First: A Guiding Philosophy I recently read an article about how employees are increasingly seeking personal value...


Recap on FA Education Event
By Annie Ngo On Friday, March 10th, the Faculty Assembly hosted an education workshop for faculty members to discuss several important...