Dr. Barry Resnick, a professor of counseling in his 38th year as a faculty member in the Rancho Santiago Community College District, writes that district leaders continue to ignore basic civil rights protections in their partnership at a Saudi technical school because women are not allowed at the facility.
Tag: Rancho Santiago Community College District
Posted inCountywide, Economy, Education, Top Stories
Controversy Over Rancho Santiago Chancellor’s Ongoing “Relocation Allowance”
The board voted Aug. 14 to amend Rodriguez’s employment contract and defined his existing relocation allowance as part of his salary, raising it from $260,000 to about $290,000 a year.
Posted inCountywide, Orange, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Rancho Santiago’s Saudi Deal Is Apparently Back From the Dead
A scaled-down version of a controversial consulting contract between the Rancho Santiago Community College District Foundation and an entity funded by the Saudi Arabian government was approved by the foundation’s board in December.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Mayor and Police-Backed Council Candidates Score Victories
With his own victory, and those by other police union-backed candidates in Santa Ana City Council races, Mayor Miguel Pulido appears to have regained much of the power he lost in the 2012 “Santa Ana Spring” election.
Posted inCommunity Opinion, Countywide
Diaz: RSCCD Incumbents Desperate to Retain Their Seats
The election heats up for seats on the Rancho Santiago Community College District. Ethics in question may not be illegal but to some they are certainly unethical.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Resnick: Rancho Santiago Community College Trustees Fail to Listen
Dr. Barry Resnick, long time professor at Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD), argues that the RSCCD board has been tone deaf to faculty and the community. He points to an agreement to assist in the operation of colleges in Saudi Arabia as problematic.
Posted inSanta Ana
College District Board Votes to Leave Seat Open Until Election
After a plea from a resident to “let the people speak” in November, board members decided not to appoint someone to the board seat, which was held by Jose Solorio before he resigned last month to run for Santa Ana City Council.
Posted inOrange, Santa Ana
Potential College District Board Appointment Sparks Controversy
Trustees at the Rancho Santiago Community College District are considering filling a vacancy on the board less than three months before the November election – and thus giving their choice the advantage of incumbency.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Diaz: Rancho Santiago Community College District – Time For a Change
Rudy Diaz is running for a seat on the Rancho Santiago Community College District arguing it’s time to replace trustees who violate the public trust
Posted inInvestigative, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Rancho Santiago Community College District Adopts Gift Ban
The ban follows a Voice of OC series that revealed lavish gifts given to a high-level district official by district contractors. District trustees say the ban is a model for other community college districts to follow.
