Two CS Mott Community College Trustees have publicly implied that four other trustees violated the Open Meetings Act (OMA). Anne Figueroa and Michael Freeman indicated…
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Three new bills circulating in the New Jersey state legislature aim to increase the transparency of university finances. They also aim to increase the accountability…
North Carolina’s legislature passes a budget authorization once every two years. 2023 is a budget year in the Tarheel State. The North Carolina Community College…
Recently, I’ve been writing about the dangers of not having a strong Conflict of Interest (COI) policy. A conflict-of-interest issue arose that affects the Rancho…
Yesterday, I wrote about the plight of retirees at Rancho Santiago Community College District. They were recently enrolled in Medicare after having been promised lifetime…
If you would like a really good demonstration of how the WCC Board of Trustees works, please take time to view the video from the…
College of the Mainland is a community college in Texas City, TX, outside of Galveston. Last week, the Board of Trustees there approved a $250M…
Earlier this month, the University of Colorado Denver announced that it would face a $12M budget shortfall. The institution is not permitted to run a…
I have written about Austin Community College several times. There is a common theme in the pieces: community college trustees who listen to their community.…
Recently, I have been writing about the dangers community colleges face in maintaining their occupational education programs. A growing lack of qualified instructors means that…