RT, happy to be wrong (in this case)
RT has covered this story here and here and here, (and many other places) believing that Bill Smith was a foregone conclusion for this political appointment. Looks like we were wrong, and happily so. From today’s D&C, Bill Smith not recommended for MCC president. (h/t to Stlo7 for the lead here):
Monroe Community College faculty and student leaders today recommended that either Laurence Spraggs or local businessman Dennis Kessler be chosen the next president of the college. [snip]
Neither faculty nor student committees recommended that finalist Bill Smith, a former county legislator, be selected president.
The process to select MCC’s next president has been marred by claims of political favoritism.
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The full Board of Trustees met at 5 p.m. today but postponed the selection of a new president until May 17
Will truth, justice, and the American Way prevail here (along with some common sense) ? Stay tuned…….
Update: The Board of Trustees has the final say here, so there is still a possibility that we will be, sadly, right about all of this.
The MCC BOT has already ignored the recommendations of two search committees. It would be incredibly arrogant of them to select Bill Smith at this point but some members of the Board (and county leadership) could be described as incredibly arrogant.
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