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For months, Collin College has weathered a wave of criticism over its decision to terminate female faculty members who had criticized the school. Now, the fight is heating up again.
Two of the college’s board trustees have called for a vote on whether to reinstate former professors Audra Heaslip and Dr. Suzanne Jones.
The move comes shortly after labor union leaders and progressive political figures jumped into the fray. They rallied in Plano on April 25, calling for several professors to be reinstated and asking voters to back three challengers in Saturday’s May 1 election on the board of trustees.
KERA News Five of six Collin College board candidates and moderator joined this week s election forum on zoom. The sixth participant participated by phone.
The incumbents in the races for the Collin College Board of Trustees back school president Neil Matkin, who is facing a backlash for terminating several professors.
In Collin County, pandemic policies have energized a political contest that seldom gets a lot of attention.
Three of the nine seats on the Collin College board of trustees are up for grabs in the May 1 election.
The incumbents in those races back school president Neil Matkin, who is under fire for terminating several professors. The professors say it s because they publicly opposed reopening the school last fall, mid-pandemic, with in-person classes.
The Chronicle of Higher Education has reported on offensive jokes made by Collin College President Neil Matkin and illustrated the limits of his leadership philosophy.