THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — Faculty at Northland Community and Technical College have asked for the college president, Sandy Kiddoo, to resign — this after two years in office. A vote of “no confidence” was 96%. The faculty union president, Brent Braga, cited growing concern about Kiddoo as “a threat to the continued viability of the institution.” Enrollment has been declining for 10 years. Northland’s two campuses, in Thief River and East Grand Forks, have 2,700 students, mostly part-time. Three programs have been suspended since Kiddoo arrived because of accreditation issues. Also four administrators have left.

Kiddoo. Earlier at Hazard Community and Technical College in Kentucky snd Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin.

Verbatim

Braga: “We have seen not just an enrollment decline but a real decline in the climate or the culture at the college. It feels like our hallways are very empty. it doesn’t feel like there’s any vibrancy to the institution, This president hasn’t offered any clear direction, any clear vision.”