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Yuba college board to rescind chancellor's raise
hsangree@sacbee.com
Tuesday, Feb. 02, 2010
Following a protest Tuesday, the Yuba Community College District governing board has called a special session for Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. to rescind a $30,000 raise given to district Chancellor Nicki Harrington, board President Jim Buchan said.
Buchan said he would still like to see Harrington compensated for the work she's done, but that she will not receive the raise that incited Tuesday's demonstration.
Several hundred students, faculty and college staff turned out to protest the pay hike for the Yuba Community College chancellor.
They were incensed that the chancellor would get a raise while cuts were being made to faculty, administrative positions and class offerings.
Students assembled outside the campus administration building, holding signs and chanting: "Chop from the top."
"This is bigger than we could have imagined," said Lisa Jensen-Martin, president of the college's faculty association.
"I'm mad. This board cannot be trusted," she called out to the crowd. She asked students whether they were mad and one from the crowd yelled back:
"Furious."
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hsangree@sacbee.com
Tuesday, Feb. 02, 2010
Following a protest Tuesday, the Yuba Community College District governing board has called a special session for Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. to rescind a $30,000 raise given to district Chancellor Nicki Harrington, board President Jim Buchan said.
Buchan said he would still like to see Harrington compensated for the work she's done, but that she will not receive the raise that incited Tuesday's demonstration.
Several hundred students, faculty and college staff turned out to protest the pay hike for the Yuba Community College chancellor.
They were incensed that the chancellor would get a raise while cuts were being made to faculty, administrative positions and class offerings.
Students assembled outside the campus administration building, holding signs and chanting: "Chop from the top."
"This is bigger than we could have imagined," said Lisa Jensen-Martin, president of the college's faculty association.
"I'm mad. This board cannot be trusted," she called out to the crowd. She asked students whether they were mad and one from the crowd yelled back:
"Furious."
http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/2508018.html