"Review shows RCC put students’ basic needs at risk; Leaders spent on raises, scrimped on amenities" by Mary Carmichael |
Globe Staff, September 23, 2012
First of two parts.
When Terrence Gomes stepped down as president of Roxbury Community
College in June, students, staff, and professors were told little about
why.
See: Summer Recess
The US Department of Education and the state auditor’s office
were investigating the school, but both kept details confidential.
Gomes and the college’s trustees signed a contract that barred them from
criticizing one another.
But over the past three months, the Globe has conducted hundreds of
hours of interviews with dozens of other sources and obtained thousands
of documents, including an audit commissioned by the school’s trustees.
That body of evidence indicates that over its nine years of existence,
Gomes’s administration made many decisions that put RCC students’ basic
needs at risk.
The school spent thousands on administrative raises while scrimping
on campus amenities. Some of its hiring practices raised ethical
concerns. The college quietly distributed scholarships to a small group
of students at will.
Meanwhile, it put its access to federal financial aid in jeopardy,
despite the fact that 78 percent of its students depend on federal Pell
Grants. The school is currently on provisional financial aid status —
meaning that the Department of Education can unilaterally cut off funds
if an investigation reveals serious infractions....
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Related: Alleged assault, official silence at Roxbury college
I might have read it, readers. I'll have to check.
Also see: The Bu$ine$$ of Higher Education
Yes, when it's infected higher education it's infected every AmeriKan institution. Hard to avoid when greedy money junkies are those rising to positions of authority and power.
