| 2025 |
| Tuesday, March 25th |
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9:00 AM
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Panel: Current Immigration Issues in Higher Education
Cianna Freeman-Tolbert, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP
Miriam Feldblum, co-founder and Executive Director, Presidents Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
Channing Cooper, Deputy Director, AFT Legal Department, Panelist and Moderator
Proshansky Auditorium
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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| 9:00 AM |
Panel: Demographics & the Doctorate: Predictors of Graduate Student Organizing at Research Universities
Lauren McGuire, Ph.D. Student, Educational Leadership, Policy, & Human Development, College of Education, North Carolina State University
Alissa G. Karl, Statewide VP for Academics, UUP, Commentator
Joseph van der Naald, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, Graduate Center and National Center Affiliated Researcher, CUNY, Commentator
Alexandra (Sascha) Matish, Associate Vice Provost for Academic and Faculty Affairs and Senior Director, Academic Human Resources, University of Michigan, Moderator
C205
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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| 9:00 AM |
Panel: Lessons from Negotiating: Selection of Bargaining Team Members and Dealing with Rogue Bargaining Team Members
Andre' L. Poplar, J.D., Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Oakland Community College
Martin Balinsky, Professor, Tallahassee State College, President, United Faculty of Florida-Tallahassee State College and Vice President, College Bargaining Council
Deborah H. Williams, J.D., Professor and Chair, Johnson County Community College, former JCCC Faculty Association President and Lead Negotiator, Moderator
C201-202
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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| 9:00 AM |
Panel: New Development, Old Problems for Contingent Faculty
Elizabethada Wright, Professor, University of Minnesota Duluth, and Contract Administrator, UEA
Rebecca Ropers, Interim Executive Vice Chancellor, University of Minnesota Duluth
Gretchen McNamara, President, Wright State University AAUP, Commentator
Randa B. Wahbe, Vice President, Community College Association (CTA/NEA), Commentator
Christina Gallup, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Duluth, Moderator
C198
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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| 9:00 AM |
Panel: The New Wave of Campus Student Workers: The Historic Unionization of CSU Student Assistants
Joseph Jelincic, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Collective Bargaining, The California State University
Jim Philliou, Executive Director, California State University Employees Union, SEIU Local 2579
Catherine Hutchinson, Statewide President, California State Employees Union, SEIU Local 2579
Kaily Brooks, Student Leader, CSUEU San Diego State University
J. Felix De La Torre, General Counsel, California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), Moderator
C204
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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| 9:00 AM |
Workshop: The Fundamentals for Labor Managment Committees in Higher Education
Stephanie Burkes, Program Associates for Labor Management Services, NYS-CSEA Partnership
Daniel Shook, Program Associates for Labor Management Services, NYS-CSEA Partnership
Phyllis Volpe, Assistant Director, Contract Negotations and Administration Unit, New York State Office of Employee Relations
Liesl K. Zwicklbauer, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Counsel for Employee Relations, Moderator
C197
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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11:00 AM
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Annual Legal Update (CLE)
Damien DiGiovanni, Morgan, Brown & Joy
Amy L. Rosenberger, Willig, Williams & Davidson
Aaron Nisenson, Senior Legal Counsel, AAUP
Brian Selchick, Cullen & Dykman LLP
Ayanna T. Blake, Director Labor Relations, Weill Cornell Medicine, Moderator
Proshansky Auditorium
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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| 11:00 AM |
Panel: "We have a first contract - now what?"
Katherine H. Hansen, Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss, LLP
John H. Gross, Ingerman Smith LLP
John Coverdale, Arbitrator and Mediator
Ahsan Ali, Senior Director of Labor Relations, Tufts University
Sean Collins, SEIU Local 200 United/Troy Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO
Katie Rosen, Arbitrator and Mediator, Moderator
C197
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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| 11:00 AM |
Panel: A New Approach to Interest-Based Bargaining in the State of Florida: Successful Bargaining in Challenging Times
Eric Scarffe, President UFF-FIU, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Florida International University
Daniel Saunders, Chief Negotiator, UFF-FIU, Associate Professor of Higher Education, Florida International University
Heather Russell, Vice Provost, Faculty Ledership and Success, Florida International University
Dan Greenstein, Managing Director, Higher Education, Baker Tilly
Andrea Cancer, Commissioner, FMCS, Moderator
Todd Austin, Commissioner, FMCS, Moderator
C198
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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| 11:00 AM |
Panel: Empowering Classified Staff: Advancing Equity and Mindfulness in Higher Education Through Collective Bargaining
Anel Gonzalez, President, CCE/Local 4522
Anthony Solis, CFT Field Representative, Lead Negotiator
Carmelino Cruz, CCE Negotiator and Steward
Anna Pedroza, VP Human Resources, Palomar College
John Rose, Dean, Diversity and Compliance, Hunter College, CUNY, Moderator
C204
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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| 11:00 AM |
Panel: Funding of Higher Education Over the Next Decade
Thomas L. Harnisch, VP for Government Relations, State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO)
Matt Richmond, Education Finance Consultant, New America
Ken Redd, Senior Director, Research and Policy Analysis, NACUBO
Frederick G. Floss, Professor and Co-Director, Center for Economic Education, Buffalo State University, Panelist and Moderator
C201-202
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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| 11:00 AM |
Panel: Graduate Unions as a Training Ground for Higher Education Collective Bargaining
Sikander Khare, UF-GAU Bargaining Chair
Cassandra Urbenz, UF-GAU Co-President
Maggie Bernish, President, URI-GAU
Danielle Dirocco, Higher Education Organizational Specialist, National Education Association
Kate Birdsall, Director of Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs, Michigan State University, Moderator
C205
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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