Collin College

Former instructor Michael Phillips said Collin College's decision not to renew his contract last year was based, in part, on his political leanings and public criticism of the school.

Storms in North Texas damaged a building in Collin County, while the strongest of the weather left a trail of destruction in the Panhandle.

Unofficial results show Cathie Alexander and incumbent Jay Saad winning seats on Collin College board in runoff colored by partisanship.

School trustee races are supposed to be nonpartisan — but politics is playing a role in the Collin College runoff. Candidates say they don’t want to campaign that way.

Suzanne Jones was one of four Collin College professors fired for what the school said were violations of internal and public policies tied to the college's COVID-19 re-opening, involvement with a campus faculty organization and signing an open letter demanding the removal of Confederate monuments.

Dallas College will take the lead in training people for good paying, biotech jobs. The catalyst is a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. Public and private sector partners will join in the training that’s expected to deliver 1,100 much-needed workers in a matter of months.

Over the past year, Collin College has generated publicity for firing some professors who then sued the school for alleged free speech violations. Instructors have spoken about their circumstances and school administrators have released statements.

Embattled former Collin College history professor Michael Phillips has just been named a senior research fellow at Southern Methodist University’s Clements Center for Southwest Studies.

History professor Michael Phillips is now the third teacher in the past year to sue Collin College. Like the other two whose contracts were not renewed, he says the college routinely violates faculty free speech rights. The college disagrees.

The professor alleges the school violated his First Amendment rights when he advocated for the removal of Confederate statues and criticized the college’s COVID-19 plans.

The school refutes the allegation from a professor, now the fourth professor dismissed from the school after accusing it of lax COVID-19 safety policies during the pandemic.

During the pandemic, some professors have criticized the college system administration for its handling of COVID-19 cases and campus health and safety.