Finalists prepared to fill position as decision looms While the threat of City College losing its accreditation still looms, the search for the new chancellor has come down to three finalists.
News Brief 1. UC to pay damages in Davis pepper-sprayingThe University of California will pay damages of $30,000 to each of the 21 UC Davis students and alumni who were pepper-sprayed by campus police during an otherwise peaceful protest 10 months ago, the university system announced on Sept. 26. The agreement,
Search for permanent chancellor postponed By Sara Bloomberg The Guardsman As City College deals with trying to hold onto its accreditation, the search for a new permanent chancellor has been postponed. The current interim chancellor, Pamila Fisher, was hired in May after Don Griffin retired earlier than expected due to a brain tumor and an
13 Tweets from town hall meeting; City College community seeks answers Embattled Interim Chancellor Dr. Pamila Fisher fielded questions today from more than one hundred members of the City College community during a town hall style meeting held at Ocean campus in response to the threat of school closure. Faculty, students and staff all asked Fisher questions, and The Guardsman was
Chancellor Don Q. Griffin retires By Thomas Figg-Hoblyn The Guardsman Don Quincy Griffin flinches involuntarily, startled by the violent and piercing sound of gunfire which echoes down the hallway to his office. Instinctively, he springs toward the door, but while reaching for the door handle, something inside him tells him to hesitate. He waits five
New Interim Chancellor hired; pay and contract revealed By Joe Fitzgerald The Guardsman Dr. Pamila Fisher, a retired educator and college chancellor, was appointed interim chancellor of City College in the wake of Dr. Don Q. Griffin’s early retirement. City College’s Board of Trustees met in a special closed session on Sunday, April 29, and voted
Fresh Faces on the Board By Ellen Silk & Doug Ahlgren News Editor & Staff Writer The 2008 board of trustees unanimously approved Dr. Don Griffin's contract at a Dec. 19, 2008 meeting and confirmed him as chancellor through June 2012, at an initial salary of $287,000 per year according to his