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U-M Sustainability Survey Reveals 75 Percent of Faculty and Staff Snub AAATA and “Always Drive a Car” to Work
ACCORDING TO A new report titled “Monitoring the Culture of Sustainability at the University of Michigan,” dated Fall 2013, despite being provided with free rides on city buses, fewer than 10 percent of U-M’s 6,431 faculty and 35,846 staff…
WCC Trustee Candidates Criticize President’s $1,146 “Celebration” For Trustee Diana McKnight-Morton
by P.D. Lesko
THE MARCH 2014 catered “celebration” for WCC Trustee Diana McKnight-Morton cost county taxpayers $1,146. The event was charged to Dr. Rose Bellanca’s P-card. A receipt (below) detailing the cost of the event and what was…
Eight Candidates for WCC Board of Trustees Vying for Three Seats. In Their Own Words:
Eric Borregard: “The school’s got no money and the people at the top are feeding their face just like the rest of the political system, just like the governor. No one’s looking out for the kids, for bettering these kids’…
A2Politico: What’s the Diff Between WCC Prez & Foodstamp Recipients?
by P.D. Lesko
FOODSTAMP RECIPIENTS are not allowed to buy beer or wine with their public food assistance money. So can someone please explain to me why Dr. Rose Bellanca, president of Washtenaw Community College, should use public money…
UPDATED: WCC President Reimbursed for $2,873.60 Meal at Vinology With WCC Foundation Funds
UPDATED: The newspaper has filed a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain the names of all the participants at the Vinology event for Wendy Lawson. We have also filed a Freedom of Information Act request to obtain the name of the…
A2POLITICO: Biting the Hand That’s Under the Impression It’s Feeding You
By P.D. Lesko
THE EMAILS WERE clear: the PR rep. at Washtenaw Community College was not amused that The Ann Arbor Independent published an article about Dr. Gus Demas, a $500/day consultant hired by the college’s president. The college’s…
While Serving as Brown U Provost, U-M President Schlissel Did Little to Stem Campus “Rape Culture,” Critics Claim
by Donna Iadipaolo
“Dr. Schlissel was negligent in taking a leadership role on these issues, being proactive to combat a rape culture, as well as investigating student complaints, according to Carty. When some administrators did act, it…
A2POLITICO: U-M and FOIA—the $96,000 Question
by P.D. Lesko
THE U-M FOIA official sent a letter requesting $60 to examine one month of that institution’s FOIA log. This was after I received a handwritten list of FOIAs submitted to U-M that covered a two week period and a letter…
Former Ward 2 Council Member Tony Derezinski Runs for WCC Board of Trustees
FORMER ANN ARBOR City Council member Tony Derezinski (D-Ward 2) is launching a bid for a spot on the Washtenaw Community College Board of Trustees. Derezinki, who once batted around the idea of running for mayor, was defeated in the 2012…
Critics Say WCC Prez’s Belt-Tightening Not Evident in Her Pay, Perks or P-Card Statements
A new budgeting strategy which Dr. Bellanca says aligns spending with the college’s strategic priorities has faculty up in arms. The college’s latest budget ups funding for instruction and instructional support by 1.4 percent while funding…