SOUTHEASTERN N.C. — The filing details the history of CFCC President Jim Morton's rise to power at the college and what led up to the removal of Ray Funderburk…
The filing details the history of CFCC President Jim Morton's rise to power at the college and what led up to the removal of Ray Funderburk from his position as a trustee.
At Thursday night’s Cape Fear Community College Board of Trustees meeting, President Jim Morton gave a lengthy presentation on the college’s accomplishments over the last five years since he’s been in charge. Some of these were increasing enrollment numbers, upping state funding through course credits called full-time equivalency (FTE), and building improvements on campus.
Cape Fear Community College’s upper administration has long faced accusations of creating a retaliatory work environment for its employees now allegations are coming from one of its former trustees: 11-year veteran Jimmy Hopkins. Hopkins spoke with WHQR and WECT about the legally dubious decision unilaterally made by New Hanover County Commissioner Julia Olson-Boseman to remove him, his decision not to challenge it in court, and his concerns that members of CFCC’s Board of Trustees “sit in silence, or to smile and nod” when faced with troubling issues.