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Governing Board Overview for Oct. 8 meeting

Ana Acosta October 10, 2019

Story by Ana Acosta Faculty and administration members gathered in SSC-1 for the Governing Board meeting on Oct. 8. Here are some highlights from the meeting. Multiple faculty members arrived with...

Teresa Laughlin, Co-President of Palomar’s Faculty Union, shares concerns regarding President Blake’s Leadership at the Sept. 10, 2019 Governing Board meeting. (Telescope Staff/The Telescope)

Faculty members report concerns over the push to hire more ‘diverse’ faculty applicants

Ana Acosta September 30, 2019

Faculty members have expressed concerns with administrative efforts to hire more diverse faculty members. At the Sept. 10 Governing Board meeting, Beth Pearson, a biology professor at Palomar, talked...

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Governing Board Overview for Sept. 10 meeting

Ana Acosta September 18, 2019

Tensions were high at the Governing Board meeting as members of the campus came forward to voice concerns on Sept. 10.   Significant turnout tonight. Faculty and classified union members are...

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Faculty union assigns stamp of approval

Kirk Mattu October 31, 2016

The Palomar Faculty Federation, the college’s faculty union, has backed three of the six candidates running for the college’s governing board in the upcoming election. Nina Deerfield, a governing...

Golden Handshake illustration.(Brian O'Malley/The Telescope)

Retirement bonus postponed again

Susan Whaley May 11, 2015

A decision on whether to grant an early retirement bonus program for employees has been postponed a second time, with the faculty union alleging a conflict of interest. The Governing Board’s decision...

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