I’ve been focused on the Board policy manual lately. Instead of being a robust, living guide for students, staff and faculty, the WCC Board Policy…
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The WCC Board of Trustees assigning policy-making duties to the College president opens a serious question. When was the last time WCC had a functional…
Washtenaw County taxpayers have been extraordinarily generous with Washtenaw Community College. WCC has the good fortune of being situated in a place with a lot…
If taxpayers spend just a few minutes looking at WCC, they’ll begin to see clearly what they’re getting for their money. WCC touches a lot…
The issue of WCC Board oversight (or lack of it) isn’t going to go away. The Board’s unwillingness or inability to recognize and hold the…
Yesterday, I pointed out that the WCC Board of Trustees has abdicated its responsibility for policy-making. In Section 1030 of the Board Policy Manual, the…
Former WCC Board of Trustees Secretary Mark Freeman entered the following in the official minutes for the May 27, 2014 Board Meeting. “Trustee McKnight-Morton spoke…
I am not a fan of the WCC Administration’s “be-fruitful-and-multiply” approach to self-preservation. I have written extensively about WCC’s administrative bloat. And about the enormous…
The US Census Bureau released updated population figures last month for the State of Michigan. Not surprising to anyone (except perhaps the WCC Administration), Washtenaw…
In April, WCC’s CFO Bill Johnson spent 40 minutes laying out the structural deficit that this Administration’s spending habits have created. He explained why WCC…