One of the missions of a community college is addressing the occupational education needs of the workforce. Although many industries are suffering from a lack…
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Yesterday, I wrote about community colleges in Oregon, New York, and Pennsylvania that are struggling with shifting funding models, declining enrollment, and challenges with maintaining…
The end of the federal government’s COVID-19 relief funds means that administrators are looking to make community college budget cuts. The cuts, which community college…
I have written extensively about the impact of building neglect on the facilities at WCC. Reducing the maintenance budget is a recipe for disaster, and…
I’ve written about this in the past, but it’s something that bears repeating. The WCC Board of Trustees isn’t representative of the population of Washtenaw…
Mott Community College Board Chair Andy Everman narrowly survived a vote last week to remove him from the Chair position. The Board of Trustees called…
You’ve all heard the tropes about public sector employees. They’re overpaid and underworked. They either do nothing for 30 years, or work hundreds of hours…
The recent announcements of employee layoffs in the largest technology companies have also been followed by announcements of reductions in executive compensation. It’s easy to…
Staffing has become a challenge for some community colleges. In the recent past, they have lost staff to layoffs, attrition, and retirements. Their instructors have…
Recently, I read an article about the cost of neglected maintenance at Louisiana State University. LSU is wrestling with nearly $637M in maintenance liabilities due…