Trouble at UDC?

Jonetta Rose Barras reports in her most recent e-column that huge sums of money are being scrutinized at UDC.

"UNIVERSITY of the District of Columbia officials may have misappropriated as much as $10 million in local and federal funds. The Inspector General has been asked to conduct a thorough audit of several programs where the misspending may have occurred, say sources at the school."

“UDC’s budget is a false statement. Money is being reprogrammed all the time, “ says one senior official at the school, adding, “In some instances money was spent without contracts.

“[Former President William] Pollard might even be in trouble,” continued the source. “He took money from the reserve fund and created a discretionary fund that exceeded the legal amount.”

At issue are three programs: workforce development, allied health, and a training project to place teachers in charter schools. Also under scrutiny is the so-called discretionary fund created and used by Pollard, who was forced out of office in June. The board of trustees appointed Stanley Jackson as acting president