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Brice Harris appoints new special trustee

Brice Harris appoints new special trustee

By Michael Burkett The Guardsman State Chancellor Dr. Brice Harris announced Dr. Guy Lease as new special trustee with extraordinary powers at Wellness Center press conference on Monday, Feb. 23. Seated inside were state chancellor Dr. Brice Harris, Dr. Guy Lease, Board of Trustees President Rafael Mandelman, and Chancellor Arthur

Diversion of bond monies dismiss PAEC as a priority

By Marco Siler-Gonzales the guardsman The Performing Arts Center Coalition (PAC Coalition) and City College administration are at odds over the use of bond monies voted to fund the Performing Arts Education Center (PAEC). The PAC Coalition continues to press the administration to move forward with the construction of the

Grant funds BOT training program

Grant funds BOT training program

By Marco Siler-Gonzales The Guardsman Reinstating City College’s democratically elected Board of Trustees moved one-step closer to reality with the attainment of a $200,000 grant to fund board training. Chancellor Arthur Tyler made the announced at the Jan. 22 meeting of the board headed by Special Trustee Robert

Board of Governors ends ACCJC Monopoly

Board of Governors ends ACCJC Monopoly

By Otto Pippenger The Guardsman The California Community Colleges Board of Governors has effectively revoked the ACCJC's monopoly over community college Accreditation within California as soon as the current accreditation cycle ends. As of January 20, changed language in the Title 5 Regulations has opened the door for

Faculty oppose the restructuring of departments

Faculty oppose the restructuring of departments

By Steven Ho The Guardsman Faculty members are opposing a new plan by the City College administration to reorganize departments in fall 2015. The reorganization plan was announced in 2013 by the City College administration to make departments more manageable, according to Alan D'Souza, Vice President of American

Reorganization endangers non-credit ESL

Reorganization endangers non-credit ESL

By Marco Siler-Gonzales The Guardsman A controversial move by City College administrators to re-organize the ESL department faces continued skepticism from faculty and students who say the move will undermine educational goals for thousands of students. At the special trustee board meeting on Jan. 22, Chancellor Arthur Tyler rationalized the

Court date set for campus coffee shop scandal

By Dina Boyer The Guardsman Former Bean Scene Operators and Owner’s Amy Nget, Vannary Seng and Ho Seng, are scheduled to appear in court April 6, 2015 for failure to pay rent on space they leased at the City College Downtown Center. But Deputy General Counsel Leilani Battiste submitted