OAKDALE, Pa. — Pittsburgh Technical College has six new board members just voted in Monday after a rash of resignations. Now, the president of PTC, Dr. Alicia Harvey-Smith is defending her actions, saying despite what whistleblowers are alleging, an independent investigation found no wrongdoing on her part.
After our first report aired last week about allegations of wrongdoing at Pittsburgh Technical College, President, Dr. Alicia Harvey-Smith agreed to sit down and do an interview with us in her office. PTC is a technical college with roughly 1,000 students and 225 faculty/staff.
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We started with the vote of no confidence. Whistleblowers say 82 % of all faculty and staff voted unanimously no confidence in President Harvey-Smith. That vote took place on July 27.
“I was surprised by the vote, I have to be honest,” Dr. Harvey-Smith said. “I do think there is some question about the timing and legitimacy of that vote. It was all done anonymously, so that is certainly also concerning.”
That vote took place while an independent investigation was underway into President Harvey-Smith. Whistleblowers also took issue with a book deal the president had that PTC paid $32,000 for. Dr. Harvey-Smith said she was unaware of the $32,000.
“I did not learn that until this matter was discussed,” Dr. Harvey-Smith said. “The book is only 200 pages, to think editing and...
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