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Laura Rumpler, North Idaho College’s former chief communications officer, is suing the college, alleging trustees violated the terms of her employment contract and Idaho’s employment laws and deprived her of due process rights.
The fate of North Idaho College is in the hands of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities as the commission deliberates whether NIC will retain accreditation.
The fate of North Idaho College is in the hands of the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities as the commission deliberates whether NIC will retain accreditation.
North Idaho College’s board voted last week to nullify the president’s contract, adding more drama to the long-standing governance concerns accreditors have raised. Dysfunctional board governance at North Idaho College has led to a revolving door of presidents and numerous violations of open meetings laws. Yet despite multiple warnings from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the Board of Trustees continues to take actions that may threaten accreditation of the community college in Coeur d’Alene.
Attorney Macomber’s investigation launched in December, after a three-person majority on NIC’s Board of Trustees voted to put college president Nick Swayne on administrative leave, ostensibly so Macomber could investigate language in Swayne’s contract that removed the board’s power to fire him without cause.
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North Idaho College makes another pledge that its divided board of trustees will work to improve its rancorous, disruptive behavior, and that the college’s operations “continue to thrive even with board governance concerns.”