PCC Journalism Professor Placed on Leave

Warren Swil, the faculty advisor to Pasadena City College's student newspaper, was recently put on paid adminstrative leave for an allegation of misconduct, according to a story in the Pasadena Sun.

Swil has been the advisor for the Pasadena City College Courier for about seven years, and many people believe the decision to put him on leave has ties to the Courier's coverage of criticism against the school's leaders. An e-mail from one of Swil's retired predecessors indicated this, according to the Sun.

“It is no secret that the college is in a state of political crisis with two votes of ‘no confidence’ in the president and his administration,” wrote Mikki Bolliger to the state Journalism Association of Community Colleges. “Because of the paper's coverage of the turmoil, the consensus on campus is that the journalism program has been targeted by the administration.” 

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