A contingent of Washtenaw Community College faculty members told the Board of Trustees during a Tuesday meeting that they're concerned over the recent firing of the school's vice president of instruction, according to a report by radio station WEMU.
"They loved that vice president and it's my job to move forward, I respect them," WCC President Rose Bellanca told WEMU. "I had to make a decision that wasn't very popular."
Stuart Blackwell was fired on March 14, months before his contract expired in June.
Bellanca emailed faculty last week promising more communication and defending Blacklaw's firing.