Montgomery College President Ousted

We mentioned Montgomery College President Brian K. Johnson's troubles in yesterday's roundup, and now today comes word that Johnson has been fired by the school's Board of Trustees. Here's the statement from the board:

"We, as a Board, have decided to make a change in the leadership of the College. The Board voted not to renew Dr. Johnson's contract. We also voted to place Dr. Johnson on administrative leave, with pay, effective immediately so that the Board can consider further action.

"With the new semester underway, we are determined to maintain leadership here at the College. To that end, we are appointing former provost Dr. Hercules Pinkney as interim president and he has agreed to serve starting tomorrow. We look forward to Dr. Pinkney's stewardship."

Johnson had received strong criticism from his employees for skipping meetings along with allegations that he had used his corporate credit card to spend money on himself. He's also just the latest in a long line of D.C. area college and university leaders to be put out to pasture.