Earlier this week, the Mesalands Community College Board of Trustees placed that college’s president on a paid administrative leave. Mesalands Community College in Tucumcari, NM…
Posts published in “WCC Watch”
WCC hasn’t looked at budget cuts in a long time. This year’s budget – which exceeds $113M – is the highest in WCC’s history. But…
In a recent Washtenaw Voice article, WCC Trustee Christina Fleming attempted to characterize the College’s new master plan as “just a suggestion.” The master plan…
It would be very easy to write off WCCWatch as an angry response to the outsourcing of WCC’s IT staff. That is certainly how the…
A good economy may provide community college administrators with a convenient explanation for low enrollment. The reality may be somewhat more nuanced. Some researchers estimate…
An interesting study from the Brookings Institution questions the efficacy of online classes for at-risk students. At-risk students are those students who – for any…
I read a Michigan Daily article yesterday about what UM students refer to as “Michigan Math.” – UM’s math classes. The mill of Michigan Math…
If you’ve looked at the news in the last 24 hours, you’ll find two different stories about how two Michigan community colleges deal with enrollment…
In the past few months, I’ve written extensively about revenue-backed loans that WCC has been using to finance buildings on campus. The Health and Fitness…
non sequitur /ˌnän ˈsekwədər/ – noun: – a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement. “Gamification” is big…