Last month, I provided WCC Board of Trustees candidate David DeVarti with a series of questions, which you can see here. Mr. DeVarti declined to…
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I have a feeling that no one spends time looking at WCC trustee voting records. Except me. I have long complained about the WCC Board…
A growing number of community colleges have announced that they will continue to deliver courses online through mid-2021. Online instruction makes sense for most classes.…
Since Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the free community college program, more than 40,000 prospective students have signed up. Nine days. (Who knew?) The program, Futures…
I recently ran across an article about the Rhode Island legislature’s hearing on community college spending. In July, the Legislature heard testimony from the president…
The pandemic has shifted the view on a lot of things on college campuses. At WCC, someone should be asking hard questions about whether or…
Hormel Foods announced last month that it would sponsor community college costs for the college-age, dependent children of its employees. Under the “ Inspired Pathways…
COVID-19 cases are rising on university campuses around the state. In Washtenaw County, the State is monitoring ongoing outbreaks at the University of Michigan and…
Perhaps you’ve heard the story of the Catholic priest from Okemos who built an 8-bedroom mansion using funds from the parish he oversaw. The story…
The idea of free community college generates a lot of debate. Until last week in Michigan, outside of a few limited “promise” programs, free community…