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Montgomery College president ran up $65,000 in expenses

Washington Post: Montgomery College president ran up $65,000 in expenses

Brian K. Johnson, accused by faculty leaders of excessive spending while president of Montgomery College, reported about $65,000 in airfare, lodgings, meals and other work-related expenses in the two full fiscal years he was on the job, according to financial documents released by the school under public records laws.

Montgomery College Trustees Oust Its President

Inside Higher Ed: Montgomery College Trustees Oust Its President

The Board of Trustees at Montgomery College voted late Thursday to end the presidency of Brian K. Johnson, amid faculty discontent over his alleged misspending and reports that he faces prison time in Arizona for non-payment of child support. The faculty at the two-year institution in Washington’s Maryland suburbs voted no confidence in Johnson last week, citing evidence they’d accumulated that he had spent tens of thousands of dollars on questionable expenses. And Thursday, The Washington Times reported that police officers in Arizona have a warrant out for his arrest that would land him in jail if he returned to the state. In a statement, the chairman of the college’s board said it had decided not to renew Johnson’s contract and had placed him on administrative leave immediately. Johnson came to Montgomery College from the Community College of Allegheny County just two years ago.

Ariz. warrant cites Md. college president

Washington Times: Ariz. warrant cites Md. college president
Montgomery board mulls Johnson’s fate

Maricopa County sheriff’s detectives want to talk with embattled Montgomery College President Brian K. Johnson about an outstanding warrant that would land him in jail if he returned to Arizona.

Capt. Larry Farnsworth said the department is looking at Mr. Johnson, who is accused of owing at least $12,000 in child support in Maricopa County, Ariz., and confirmed the warrant is still active in that state.

Montgomery College, in Maryland, Puts President on Leave for Rest of His Term

The Chronicle: Montgomery College, in Maryland, Puts President on Leave for Rest of His Term
Maryland’s Montgomery College Puts President on Leave

Brian K. Johnson, president of Montgomery College, has been placed on administrative leave with pay, the chairman of the Maryland institution’s Board of Trustees said after emerging from a four-hour closed-door meeting of the board on Thursday night.

Faculty Members at 2-Year College in Md. Vote No Confidence in President

The Chronicle: Faculty Members at 2-Year College in Md. Vote No Confidence in President

Professors at Montgomery College voted no confidence late Thursday in Brian K. Johnson, president of the prominent Maryland community college since 2007. About half the college’s full-time faculty members overwhelmingly passed a resolution criticizing Mr. Johnson’s leadership and alleging that he has consistently skipped important meetings and events.