Board Feud at Maricopa Community Colleges Spins Out of Control

by E Wayne Ross on October 30, 2009

The Chronicle: Board Feud at Maricopa Community Colleges Spins Out of Control

The governing board of Maricopa Community Colleges wants to ensure that taxpayers’ dollars are well spent in tight times, and its members don’t care if they have to micromanage to do so. Board members say their day-to-day management decisions preserve fiscal accountability, but some professors and college leaders fear that the board’s eccentric and assertive leadership could damage the system’s reputation.