tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post8485097337248161736..comments2024-03-28T12:39:05.941-04:00Comments on Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: NBC-4 uncovers lavish travel spending by Montgomery College presidentJanis Sartuccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-15704860680251639692022-05-05T13:35:40.567-04:002022-05-05T13:35:40.567-04:00https://nsc.edu/president-pollard/
And Montgomer...https://nsc.edu/president-pollard/ <br />And Montgomery College gets only a cursory mention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-49787121441288398342022-05-03T13:44:51.803-04:002022-05-03T13:44:51.803-04:00She's Nebraska State's problem now.She's Nebraska State's problem now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-25000361807682932362016-12-11T10:05:06.816-05:002016-12-11T10:05:06.816-05:00So here we are a few weeks later and the story is ...So here we are a few weeks later and the story is buried. Business as usual in Montgomery County.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-86916699426491408922016-12-11T08:40:08.914-05:002016-12-11T08:40:08.914-05:00Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours!Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-55115627159414800942016-12-08T16:20:37.763-05:002016-12-08T16:20:37.763-05:00Yes, she is certainly traveling the globe and enjo...Yes, she is certainly traveling the globe and enjoying it all with her family in tow courtesy of county and state taxpayers. The students don't benefit from this global exposure of course. Students and faculty (adjuncts in particular) suffer academically and financially with the spending priorities of this community college. Shame on the Board of Trustees and shame on Dr. Pollard. The people Jane Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661678059146498777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-83653236034956554802016-12-03T12:39:14.958-05:002016-12-03T12:39:14.958-05:00Let's hope the media dig into the board of tru...Let's hope the media dig into the board of trustees and how they are appointed. Inquiring minds want to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-12919672391957789372016-12-02T09:49:31.057-05:002016-12-02T09:49:31.057-05:00She is spreading the MC Logo "Endless Possibi...She is spreading the MC Logo "Endless Possibilities" to the four corners of the globe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-33902635768524526142016-12-01T04:22:33.883-05:002016-12-01T04:22:33.883-05:00What Pollard is doing is carrying the flag for the...What Pollard is doing is carrying the flag for the idea that Montgomery County is the most 'progressive' county in the country. That's all. That's why she goes to all those conferences, and that's the only reason. Real academics don't spend their time going to fluff conferences with their spouses. They are at the university and in the trenches. She is doing what the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-8573731844023623542016-11-30T23:31:54.240-05:002016-11-30T23:31:54.240-05:00Apple Crumb Cake?Apple Crumb Cake?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-62400045742948910652016-11-30T19:34:59.636-05:002016-11-30T19:34:59.636-05:00Deja Vu : http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con...Deja Vu : http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/03/AR2009090302195.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-9633012267780997852016-11-30T12:37:13.782-05:002016-11-30T12:37:13.782-05:00So, journalists report on taxpayer-provided presid...So, journalists report on taxpayer-provided presidential luxuries, and, in return, are attacked by a government spokesperson. <br /><br />Trump's White House?<br /><br />No, Montgomery County, Maryland, where public employee "journalist" Maureen Chowdhury defends the indefensible – Montgomery College President DeRionne Pollard's luxury perks – by attacking the real journalists Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-78471246449731134382016-11-29T15:56:17.762-05:002016-11-29T15:56:17.762-05:00This is only the tip of the iceberg. I worked as a...This is only the tip of the iceberg. I worked as a faculty and staff member at this institution for 18 years. Dr Pollard's spending is outrageous, but there are disturbing practices going on at the senior level. There is little to know accountability for Deans and senior administrators. They have carte blanche. The media needs to keep digging. Jane Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661678059146498777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-65165886052329117522016-11-29T15:52:36.716-05:002016-11-29T15:52:36.716-05:00As a former employee, I know too well of the corru...As a former employee, I know too well of the corruption at this college. This is only the tip off the iceberg. Dr. Pollard's spending is outrageous, but there are other serious issues at this public institution. Unethical and abusive treatment of staff members is happening more and more. The senior leaders protect one another at any cost while staff and faculty members scrape by on their Jane Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661678059146498777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-22213389065162755582016-11-29T13:32:21.797-05:002016-11-29T13:32:21.797-05:00Let them eat cake.Let them eat cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-27379711801415859132016-11-29T12:25:29.551-05:002016-11-29T12:25:29.551-05:00Should be easy to look at Wallace Loh's travel...Should be easy to look at Wallace Loh's travel expenses and benefits and see if taxpayers pay for his spouse (if he has one) to go to Hawaii etc.Lyda Astrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17664956786417563174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-78119260576471425122016-11-29T12:05:57.346-05:002016-11-29T12:05:57.346-05:00"The College’s Board of Trustees ... believes..."The College’s Board of Trustees ... believes that the news story was based on an antiquated view of community colleges and failed to appreciate such colleges’ complex, 21st century mission." <br />Source: http://www.mymcmedia.org/pollard-releases-statement-on-montgomery-college-spending/<br /><br />Evidently she regards honest journalists, like her college's students, with contemptAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-41737627915391393492016-11-29T10:38:16.906-05:002016-11-29T10:38:16.906-05:00Shocking but not surprising; a clear sign that thi...Shocking but not surprising; a clear sign that this college president regards her students with contempt.<br /><br />Now watch as our County "leaders" circle the wagons and attack the motives and character of those who have brought this scandal to light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-25640699023353820462016-11-28T22:38:27.711-05:002016-11-28T22:38:27.711-05:00https://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/President/https://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/President/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com