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Welcome to the Faculty Forum Website

The Faculty Forum represents faculty (full-time and adjuncts), librarians, advisors and counselors at Schoolcraft College. We are affiliated with the National and Michigan Education Associations (NEA and MEA).

Here you will find links to help members gather information about a variety of important matters. These include, but are not limited to membership documents, Senate minutes, the current contract, political/legislative links, and FAQs related to employment at Schoolcraft College.

Finally, the Forum - like most organizations - is at its best when its members are active and informed. If you have feedback, questions, suggestions, comments, or are looking to become more involved, do not hesitate to contact us. Information about contacting us can be found on the Executive Team page.

Opt-in Email Sign-up

If you would like updates regarding MEA/MAHE and/or NEA/NCHE content, then please sign up for the following email distribution list: Faculty Forum Updates.

When you try to join there will be a box for "Reason for joining." Please put your name in that box when you request to join.

You can also select to receive each email as they're sent, or a digest at the end of the week.

Undocumented/Citizen Immigrant Resources

The following list of resources was compiled by MEA: Resources

The following are updates from NEA:

Announcements
1. Trump has signed several immigration-focused Executive Orders. Find a list here.
Resources

1. Please share the NEA's Comprehensive Immigration Guide widely. Resource found here.
2. NEA held an informational webinar. Find the recording here. (Passcode: K*Qi3t2^Eg)
3. Raids and immigration violence and harassment are creating trauma in our schools and communities. Please see resource guide here.
4. Additional key resources
  1. Red Cards: https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas
  2. Family Preparedness Plan: https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/files/resources/family_preparedness_plan_v3-20170323.pdf
  3. Plyler and Data Collection: https://www.nilc.org/resources/plyler-and-data-collection

Actions

1. Share the NEA Comprehensive Immigration Guide widely. Find it here again.
2. Ask NEA locals to share Safe Zone information and implement where possible.
3. Share Know Your Rights Red Cards (available in multiple languages) as widely as possible.
4. Share Stories about what’s happening on the ground, as well as actions at state/local levels to RInclan@nea.org

News/Communications
1. Becky quoted twice on this USA Today Story, :https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2025/01/21/trump-executive-orders-immigration-schools/77851480007/#
2. NEA has posted several immigration items on social media on NEA Today and Becky’s account (Blue Sky)
3. Our OGC (Lubna Alam) participated an interview with NPR Baltimore Affiliatehttps://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2025-01-24/maryland-education-leaders-prepare-for-school-immigration-raids

Higher Education State Staff meeting

Thurs Feb 13 @ 4 pm

Here’s the registration link - https://nea-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/_hJtQYTtR7yLK_FiPhy01A

Congrats to our Teaching Excellence and Forum Service Award Winners (2025)!

The Forum would like to congratulate the Teaching Excellence and Forum Service Awards for 2025:

Teaching Excellence - Sherry Bishop
Teaching Excellence - Roschelle Frazier
Forum Service - Michael Waldyke

Facebook Group

We have a Facebook Group that is meant for sharing anything that would be most appropriate off of Schoolcraft servers. You can request to join using this link: Facebook Invite. In the request to join, you should provide your Schoolcraft email so that we can verify those that are joining.

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