At Thursday evening’s Cape Fear Community College Board of Trustees meeting, members unanimously approved the state budget worth $59.6 million and the overall CFCC budget at $111.7 million. The college is receiving $12.6 million from the county and has an institutional budget of $39.4 million.
Following multiple reports of a toxic workplace at Cape Fear Community College, faculty renewed the call for an independent, third-party climate survey. But that’s not what CFCC’s administration delivered. In spite of that, the survey does highlight some of the issues raised by current and former employees.
Since 2019, several media outlets have reported on allegations of a toxic workplace at Cape Fear Community College and the request by the head of the state's community college system that CFCC conduct a third-party, independent climate survey. After considerable delay, CFCC has done a survey but it does not appear to be what the head of the college system requested, or what faculty had hoped for.
Some current and former Cape Fear Community College staff are still decrying an alleged hostile work environment on the part of President Jim Morton and his upper administration. WHQR spoke with Pam Kelley from The Assembly about her recent reporting on the college.