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BEWARE THE JABBERWOCK – For Contingent Faculty, an Academic Grievance May Be a Land Mine

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By Gregg Weatherby, Lecturer II Emeritus English Department – Many of us have faced the prospect of dealing with plagiarism challenges or grade complaints; and increasingly, it seems, students are resorting to the academic grievance process before making any real attempts to resolve the issues informally. In my experience, students have threatened to file a […]

UUP COVID-19 Vaccination Statement

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Dear Colleagues: As the possibility of vaccination against COVID 19 becomes a reality for many of our members, we are receiving questions from across the state, both about gaining access to vaccines from those who want to be vaccinated as soon as possible, and from those concerned that SUNY will mandate vaccination for UUP-represented SUNY […]

2021 CORTLAND CHAPTER ELECTIONS CANDIDATE STATEMENTS

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Jaclyn Pittsley for President – If you continue to support me as your Chapter President, I will continue to advocate for your terms and conditions of employment during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. I will fight to keep our part-time members employed. I will advocate for the most liberal interpretation possible of the Telecommuting MOA and […]

Persevere through COVID Together

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By Jaclyn Pittsley, President – The COVID-19 global pandemic crisis continues. SUNY Cortland is not immune from the effects that this health crisis has had on our citizenry. Not only our community but the country and world itself are divided about how to fight this disease and what issues we should prioritize; and as this […]