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The Academic Senate discusses ranked-choice voting, equity and other issues at their Oct. 18 meeting.

Academic Senate to use ranked-choice voting for future decisions

James Rahn, Reporter | October 25, 2021

The De Anza Academic Senate decided unanimously that they will use a system of ranked-choice voting, as opposed to a simple majority to make decisions, at their meeting Monday.  Mary Pape, academic...

The De Anza Academic Senate met Monday to address affordable housing and continue developing their goals for the year.

Academic Senate discusses affordable housing and goals for the year

Rory Conlon, Reporter | October 13, 2021

The De Anza College Academic Senate met to continue developing their goals for the school year and evaluate an affordable housing plan targeted toward helping low-income students. Senate president Cheryl...

The De Anza Academic Senate meet on Zoom to discuss both online and in-person learning issues.

Academic Senate discusses COVID-19 testing complications and disappearing Kanopy videos

Jacqueleine Liu, Reporter | October 5, 2021

The De Anza Academic Senate discussed issues arising from COVID-19 student testing and complications with online learning materials on Monday.  Regarding students who have returned to campus, Faculty...

De Anza as it begins Phase II of its reopening plan.

Employees and students feel left in the dark about return-to-campus plan

Lianna Vaughan, Reporter | June 14, 2021
The Faculty Association and Academic Senate leadership outlined their concerns about returning to campus in an open letter to district and college leaders.
Academic Senate considers ways to help former foster youth at De Anza

Academic Senate considers ways to help former foster youth at De Anza

Nitya Peumans, Reporter | January 14, 2021
The Academic Senate discussed creating a task force to help former foster youth after a group of speakers discussed problems that the students experience.
De Anza College Academic Senate votes to broaden credit opportunities for students' prior experiences.

Academic Senate broadens credit definition to include prior learning

Nitya Peumans, Reporter | December 3, 2020

The updated De Anza Academic Senate board policy for prior learning has been adapted in order to allow for students with other experiences outside of AP classes and exams to receive credit for their work. The...

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DASB priority enrollment approved by Academic Senate

Kassandra Zeledon, Staff Reporter | March 10, 2020

Priority enrollment for DASB senators has been approved by Academic Senate, following a request from De Anza Student Body senate representatives for senators to be placed in priority registration group...

Academic Senate task forces target enrollment, guided pathways form meta majors groupings

Dylan Newman, Staff Reporter | March 3, 2020

De Anza Academic Senate is implementing task forces to tackle issues around campus like course scheduling and enrollment. Ishmael Tarikh, task force co-chair and political science instructor, is a member...

Academic Senate addresses corona virus concerns, attendance

Dylan Newman, Staff Reporter | March 3, 2020

Academic Senate addressed fears that students and staff may have about the coronavirus, which may have an effect on international students who were recently in China. Stephanie Serna, member of De Anza...

Academic Senate discusses new faculty, revised mandates on child abuse reporting

Dylan Newman, Staff Reporter | February 10, 2020

The Academic Senate discussed a plan put together by the College Council for new hiring for the upcoming year, which ranks departments in need of new faculty members. The list posted has eight new available...

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