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…
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Pandemics don’t usually rate highly among common Murphy’s Law-esque events. But that didn’t stop one student housing developer from “reminding” its university partners of the…
Last fall, there was a lot of unfortunate chatter about building a hotel and convention center. Or ridiculously, building a dorm that could double as…
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…
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…