The Chancellor Finalists: Candidates Largely Align in Approaches to Restore Solvency, and In-Person Classes

September 8, 2021 The Guardsman 0

Some of the main challenges for the chancellor will be ensuring the college’s long-term fiscal stability while making preparations to bring back in-person classes. Opinions on how these goals should be achieved differ between AFT2121, the union which represents the college’s faculty, and the Board of Trustees, with chancellor candidates in the running having largely similar stances on achieving goals mostly inline with the Board’s opinion and differing from each other only slightly.

City College Faces $22.5 Million Budget Deficit and Threat of State Take Over

August 25, 2021 The Guardsman 0

State auditors in early April warned the California Community College Chancellor’s office to act quickly in order to remain independent, deeming the college “not currently stable,” citing its ineffective attempts at reducing its costs necessary to supplement the 35% enrollment decline over the past eight years, which resulted in the college tapping into its reserves. 

Interim Chancellor’s 12-Month Contract Comes to a Close

May 12, 2021 The Guardsman 0

The Interim Chancellor, who came out of retirement to take on the position, has referred to addressing City College’s financial crisis as “righting the ship”. As he prepares to leave the helm, students and faculty continue to work to reconcile salaries and employment with his administration’s Multi-Year Budget Plan.

Chancellor Search on Hiatus, to Resume July 1

April 14, 2021 The Guardsman 0

About a month after formally announcing the start of City College’s search for a new permanent chancellor on Feb. 12, City College’s Board of Trustees announced the search will be put on hiatus as the board deals with the school’s budgetary crisis.