City College of San Francisco Accreditation Crisis - Part Three of Four Parts

This is part Three of a Four-part series focused on the accreditation crisis of the City College of San Francisco. This four-part series attempts to provide listeners Twelve different interviews and points of view from the various Voices of City College of San Francisco and the community.

If you are just tuning in for this show, I would recommend that you listen to our Part One https://simplecast.com/s/dcc421a5 and Part Two https://simplecast.com/s/255a2b15 shows to provide more context.

In this episode, we feature the voices of the community who provide their insights into the accreditation crisis, lawsuits, ACCJC, and a student's perspective.

• Sara Eisenberg, Deputy City Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco and


• Muriel Parenteau the Chair of Disabled Students Programs and Services at City College of San Francisco and


• Wendy Kaufmyn Professor of Engineering at City College of San Francisco as well as


• Eric Estrada a City College of San Francisco student

An on-going discussion that runs through the interviews and shows is the conflict between community colleges only accepting students who will get a certificate, or an Associate Arts degree or transfer to a 4 Year School; Verses community college as a community asset that supports citizens to be life long learners through providing Open Access to education so that community members can continue to reinvent themselves through education to address life changes such as re-training to secure new job skills.

The Question and Conflict to ask yourself and hopefully get engaged in…

Is City College of San Francisco open to everyone who could benefit from education or to a select few who will get a degree, certificate or transfer?

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