Desert Sun 1/6 – College of the Desert to hold special board meeting Friday to discuss master plan and expansion plans

Concerns continue to exist and grow regarding expenditures of Desert Community College District money. To that end, the Desert Community College District Board of Trustees will consider on Friday, Dec. 16 whether to conduct comprehensive forensic audits. Concerns center on the cost of developing campuses and facilities in Cathedral City, Coachella, Mecca/Thermal, Palm Desert and…

We’re getting our first look at updated digital renderings of the planned College of the Desert (COD) campus in Palm Springs. Driving the news: On Wednesday morning, the Palm Springs Development Project Management Team convened to update COD representatives and the public on the project’s status. Looking back: Back in February, members of the Desert Community College District Board…

The tide is now shifting since the last couple of years that Superintendent/President, Dr. Martha Garcia took her position. Her lack of transparency and attempt to pause the Palm Springs Campus and Cathedral City Roadrunners program created an uproar in the community, along with a lawsuit filed against COD last September from the City of…

Less than two years after Martha Garcia was hired to lead College of the Desert, she is one of five finalists to become the next president of the state’s largest single campus community college district in Walnut, Mt. San Antonio. According to a news release from the college, the candidates, in alphabetical order, are: The final…

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. Read full article here for…