Community College of Rhode Island Faculty Association President Steven Murray issued a statement in response to the J-Term suspension at the college.

November 8, 2017 - Community College of Rhode Island Faculty Association President Steven Murray issued the following in response to the J-Term suspension at the college:

“We appreciate that President Hughes acknowledged the faculty’s concerns regarding a J-Term at CCRI and has agreed to suspend the proposal. First and foremost, we want our students to succeed; we have dedicated our careers to do what is in their best interest. The CCRI Faculty Association believes strongly that compressing developmental courses into a three-week period is academically unsound. We asked President Hughes for data to support her assertions that compressed delivery of such course material has demonstrated success. We have not received that information.

“Further, the faculty association filed an Unfair Labor Practice against CCRI on October 25. President Hughes acknowledged in The Providence Journal that Vice President for Academic Affairs Rosemary Costigan dealt directly with department chairs to design the J-Term. The administration aggressively circumvented the union and violated the contract.

“As the faculty of this college, we refuse to put our students’ education at risk in order to fulfill a political promise.”