Fla. Community College President Indicted

by E Wayne Ross on April 20, 2009

Inside Higher Ed: Fla. Community College President Indicted

When allegations first surfaced last year about possible conflicts of interest involving state funds earmarked for Northwest Florida State College and its award of a job to a prominent state legislator who arranged for the money, the college’s president, Bob Richburg, angrily distinguished the situation from recent scandals in Alabama’s community college system that had led to resignations and even criminal charges.