SBCC PIO
Source: Santa Barbara City College
Dr. Utpal K. Goswami has resigned as Superintendent/President of the College effective July 12, 2021. Under the terms of the agreement that was reached, he will continue as a consultant for the next month when requested to assist in the transition and will be paid a portion of the remaining time on his initial employment contract.
Dr. Peter Haslund, President of the Board of Trustees, stated “The Board of Trustees extends thanks to Dr. Goswami for his service to SBCC and the substantial contributions he has made to the success of the College. We wish him well in his future endeavors.”
Dr. Goswami said, “It has been an honor and privilege to serve as Superintendent/President of SBCC. I wish the best for SBCC, and I look forward to hearing about the great strides that the institution will make.”
Dr. Goswami joined SBCC as Superintendent/President on January 1, 2020, after serving as a President at Metropolitan Community College, Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to this, Dr. Goswami held various positions including as Vice President of Instruction and as interim President/Superintendent at College of the Redwoods in California.
Dr. Kathleen Scott will be acting Superintendent/President until The Board of Trustees appoints an interim.
That’s true across the board. Capitalism is changing the way people feel about loyalty – no longer do wages track cost of living. No longer does the boss make a dollar while you make a dime, no, now the boss makes a grand while you make a penny. Employees are no longer rewarded or respected for “loyalty,” it actually detracts from their careers and compensation to stay in one place. Not to mention when they do these ridiculous nationwide searches for employees, OF COURSE you are going to get people who jump ship looking for higher compensation, and they will do the same once they’re done with SB in a few years. When will we learn? Find someone with local ties to the community, and you will find the next MacDougal.
I actually commend Dr. Gosswami for quitting on the spot and saying to hell with them all. There is something seriously wrong in the Academic Senate that has caused multiple experienced ( FAR more experienced than the senate minions) presidents to get away from the insanity. As much as I loathe hearing the lament of why won’t they hire local, I am beginning to think that (hiring local) is the only answer for someone to be able to work with these activists. At that point, call SBCC what it is. A joke breeding ground for UC/CSU “studies” programs.
This town is run by a bunch of little fish (who imagine themselves whales) in a very little pond. And they will run off anyone who might expose them for what they are.