Taxpayers in Rensselaer County in New York will see a reduction in their tax bills, thanks to a refinancing deal on bonds for Hudson Valley…
Posts published in “Administrative growth”
Yesterday, I wrote about a phenomenon that occurs at higher education institutions following a recession: the tuition increases in an extraordinary way. A community college…
Recessions are great for community colleges. They’re not so great for students. That’s obvious, right? A bad economy isn’t really good for anyone, but it…
For some reason, the WCC Board of Trustees enshrined a copy of WCC’s Organization Chart in the Board Policy Manual in 2001. Like most Board…
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…
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…
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…