Which Are the Most Likely to Participate in a Phony Violence in the Workplace Complaint Against a Colleague?

December 16th, 2013
Colleagues in the Hunter College Department of Film and Media Studies were Academic Bullying is endemic.

Colleagues, including retirees, of the Hunter College Department of Film and Media Studies which has a strong tradition of academic bullying.

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UMass Amherst’s Workplace Anti-bullying Initiative

December 16th, 2013

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This very successful kickoff was the result of some three years of dedicated, steadfast, often very challenging work by a cross-campus Committee on Workplace Climate and Bullying and the strong support of a new Chancellor, Kumble Subbaswamy, who offered welcoming remarks at the symposiumDavid Yamada.
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Living and Learning Through Eye Openers

December 4th, 2013

I went into journalism to fight for justice and encountered this eye opener at my first newspaper  job in Rochester, New York, quite a while back: Women couldn’t be police reporters because the editors – white, male – insisted the beat was too dangerous for them to be in the streets; Italian Americans were not allowed to write metro news and were consigned to the sports section; blacks were not allowed in sports and Spanish Speaking people were not allowed in the building, let alone the newsroom.

And so I wanted to teach college where I thought I could continue a good fight. And, of course, that led to another eye opener.

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What Might Elizabeth Kübler-Ross Say at a D:F/M Department Meeting?

December 3rd, 2013

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Really Good Personal Account About Workplace Bullying

December 3rd, 2013

The New York Healthy Workplace Advocates is planning more videos like the one above. Support S3863/A4965 – The NYS Healthy Workplace Bill. Click here for more info.

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By Gregg Morris, a tenured professor in Hunter College’s Department of Film and Media Studies, which has a significant problem with workplace bullying, also known as Academic Bullying.

 

 



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The Push for Anti-Workplace Bullying Legislation in New York State – Parts 1, 2 and 3

November 25th, 2013
By Mike Schlicht – Parts 1, 2, 3.

The Workplace Bullying Institute’s Definition:

…The repeated mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators that takes one or more of the following forms: verbal abuse or, threatening, humiliating or offensive behavior/actions (verbal and nonverbal forms) or, work interference — sabotage — which prevents work from getting done that is so severe that the mistreatment harms the health of the targeted person — stress-related physical consequences or psychological/emotional injury — or leads to economic harm through termination, demotion or denied promotions.

S3863/A4965 – The New York State Healthy Workplace Bill

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The Push for Anti-Workplace Bullying Legislation in New York State – Part 2

November 25th, 2013
By Mike Schlicht – Part 2

The Workplace Bullying Institute’s Definition:

…The repeated mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators that takes one or more of the following forms: verbal abuse or, threatening, humiliating or offensive behavior/actions (verbal and nonverbal forms) or, work interference — sabotage — which prevents work from getting done that is so severe that the mistreatment harms the health of the targeted person — stress-related physical consequences or psychological/emotional injury — or leads to economic harm through termination, demotion or denied promotions.

S3863/A4965 – The New York State Healthy Workplace Bill

Read about the push in here or here.

 

 

The Push for Anti-Workplace Bullying Legislation in New York State – Part 1

November 24th, 2013
By Mike Schlicht

The Workplace Bullying Institute’s Definition:

…The repeated mistreatment of one or more persons (the targets) by one or more perpetrators that takes one or more of the following forms: verbal abuse or, threatening, humiliating or offensive behavior/actions (verbal and nonverbal forms) or, work interference — sabotage — which prevents work from getting done that is so severe that the mistreatment harms the health of the targeted person — stress-related physical consequences or psychological/emotional injury — or leads to economic harm through termination, demotion or denied promotions.

S3863/A4965 – The New York State Healthy Workplace Bill

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Center for Communication Did Great Things for Hunter Students …

November 20th, 2013

 

Center for Communication Annual Luncheon November 11, 2013

Center for Communication Annual Luncheon November 11, 2013

… Until …

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Center for Communication Annual Luncheon November 11, 2013

November 18th, 2013

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I Took a Bow

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