The College of the Desert Board of Trustees decided to postpone a vote Friday on the approval of new designs for the long-awaited Palm Springs campus due to the absence of Trustee Fred Jandt. Later, Trustee Joel Kinnamon asked the board to initiate a censure process against Trustee Ruben Perez.
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College of the Desert’s reign of secrecy needs to end
The Desert Sun released an announcement on the College of the Desert which will host a virtual community forum on its plans for a Palm Springs campus Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The forum, which will be on Zoom at Bit.LY/3Q8RkVn, will also be viewable on COD’s YouTube page. Read full article here
Adjunct instructors at the College of the Desert have called a vote of no confidence against the school’s four trustees: Bea Gonzalez, Joel Kinnamon, Ruben Perez and Bonnie Stefan. COD Adjunct Association President Catherine Levitt says the symbolic vote is a result of concerns over how the board has handled personnel matters related to two…
Former College of the Desert Superintendent/President Joel Kinnamon is “seriously considering” a run this fall for the college’s Board of Trustees. Kinnamon said if he were to run, he’d most likely declare his candidacy in Trustee Area 4, which includes Rancho Mirage, most of Palm Desert and Indian Wells, and is currently represented by Aurora Wilson. “A…
An I-Team investigation reveals continued uncertainties about College of the Desert’s commitments to west valley educational opportunities.
College of the Desert focused on sharing its future growth across its campuses in its annual State of the College address, “COD Rising,” Wednesday. Superintendent/President Martha Garcia, Ed.D., shared details about some of the College’s upcoming projects, including the Palm Springs Development Project, Roadrunner Motors in Cathedral City, and the Indio campus expansion.
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