Dr. Wolde-Ab Isaac Selected as New Chancellor of Riverside Community College District
Riverside, CA – In a unanimous vote, the Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees appointed Wolde-Ab Isaac, Ph.D., chancellor of RCCD, the fifth largest community college district in the state of California with colleges in the cities
Riverside, CA – In a unanimous vote, the Riverside Community College District Board of Trustees appointed Wolde-Ab Isaac, Ph.D., chancellor of RCCD, the fifth largest community college district in the state of California with colleges in the cities of Moreno Valley, Norco and Riverside.
In making the selection, following a national search, the Board acknowledged Isaac’s leadership, educational work experience and vision for the District and its three colleges. Isaac, who is currently the president at Riverside City College, will begin his job as chancellor on January 1, 2018.
“Dr. Isaac’s leadership is evident in many community organizations and partnerships within our District,” Tracey Vackar, Board president, said. “He embraces collaboration through shared governance with the District stakeholders and uses research-based evidence to support new initiatives.”
A noted scholar and education activist, Isaac has more than 35 years of experience as an educator, faculty member and administrator. He came to RCCD in 2006 as dean of Health Science at the Moreno Valley campus. In 2012, he was named vice president of Academic Affairs at Riverside City College, and later as interim president of RCC. In 2015, he was appointed as Riverside City College’s 11th president.
“Those who know my background will understand when I say that I am a perfect example of the profound truth that education is the most powerful social and economic equalizer,” Isaac said. “It is with extraordinary sense of humility and honor that I accept this appointment to serve as the fourth Chancellor of the Riverside Community College District, a great and mature institution anchored in a rich history and tradition of pride and excellence. I pledge to do all I can to have RCCD be recognized as a leader, champion for student success and student equity, and thereby redeem the trust and faith bestowed on me.”
A Fulbright Scholar, Isaac was born in Eritrea, East Africa, and graduated from Ethiopia’s Haile Selassie University where he majored in chemistry. His graduate studies and work later took him to the University of Uppsala in Sweden, eventually returning to Eritrea to work as government secretary of Human Resources. He went on to attend the University of Michigan, earning a master’s and doctoral degree in medicinal chemistry.
Isaac served as president of the University of Asmara in Eritrea from 1993 to 2006 and previously was a senior clinical researcher with AstraZeneca, a position he held for 12 years.
He resides in Riverside with his two sons, Simon, a student at UCR, and Yisak, a senior at Poly High School.
Source: inlandempire.us
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Kiki Tzeggai December 15, 2017
Congratulations on your promotion Dr. Wolde-Ab Isaac!
No matter how big the crowd may be, a person like you will always stand out.
With your achievements you made Eritrea and the world around a better place to be.
abetuta December 17, 2017
KIki, you are idiot. He is guilty in Eritrea. He has blood in his hand. He even killed his wife and claimed she committed suicide? This guy is a serial killed.
Kiki Tzeggai December 18, 2017
Abetuta,
since we all live in countries where serial killers can be brought to justice, by all means, please, do the following:
– write your full name . The real one
– come forward with tangible proofs.
take the issue to court and have the law take care of the crimes you allege. he committed.
– we all be eager to see how it ends.
short of this, all looks like slander behind a computer.
as for insults, I will not follow you.
Godefay December 21, 2017
You sound like weldiab. Are you?
Amanuel December 18, 2017
Hi Kiki
This man brought missey to alot of Eritreans families as he was the orchestrator of the civil service restructuring program during the mid nintes. He also destroyed the only University in the country.
Wiiliam December 15, 2017
Grattis
brhan December 15, 2017
It would have been the right path if Eritrean Scholars like yourself sit together and be able to bring positive change in Eritrea than…to find a comfort zone to live somewhere and die somewhere. This is not an exemplary legacy.
To bring change always requires continuous sacrifices. Scarifying is not only going to Eritrea and if things is not your way just to wash your hand and leave … that is not an option..
Tesfa December 15, 2017
I just can’t believe what you just said. Yes we need a leader but you can’t accuse every successful Eritreans for not scarifying their life. Do you know that now Dr. Woldeab is on a higher stage and plat form, his impact to the world and Eritrea is also higher by that much? Anyway, you seem to preach about scarify and legacy so just do what you are preaching and the world will be a better place at least by one more person
brhan December 15, 2017
I know Dr Woldeab he was a high caliber member of PLF and when Eritrea got its independence he closed his clinic in Sweden and went to Eritrea, and things didn’t go the way he imagined, and he left.
And it is natural at this time of our rough journey being an Eritrean you expect more from highly scholars like Dr. Woldeab and alike. I didn’t accuse the Dr. you are accusing me of accusing him, and I still believe Eritrean scholars are not doing what is expected from them.
Have a nice weekend.
Tesfa December 16, 2017
To my surprise Eritrean scholar has done more than the average Eritreans to give Eritrea back to Eritreans starting from the G15. What did the average Eritrean people said when the G15 asked to transfer power to the people? When Eritrean veterans shot at for voicing improvement to their life, what did the average Eritrean people said ? The list can be very long. Brhan, please know that currently the average people in Eritrea gets excited and thinks Eritrea is advancing towards renewable energy by looking at 10 street poles powered by solar energy. So to this regard, I would say me and others like me failed our new leaders who has a new vision for Eritrea. It is my HOPE/Tesfa that soon we will meet at the same junction and pursue towards our common goal.
Have a nice weekend!!!
k.tewolde December 15, 2017
Well deserved post,congrat doc.We would have had so many of him if we had pro education regime in Asmara,unfortunately nobody is allowed to achieve an intellect beyond the revered leader there.
Haki December 16, 2017
He destroyed Asmara university with his boss DIA.
We never heard of him speaking against the injustice and anti-intellectualism of pfdj after even he left Eritrea. He was part of a system that destroys education..He is accountable and need to respond one day for the people of Eritrea about his infamous ምጽንጻል…
Haile December 17, 2017
I am looking for a photo or any video document that shows Weldeab handing shidan and military clothes to University of Asmara students. Appreciate.
Danilo December 16, 2017
I know every eritrean could be talent and ambitious if gets “un buccoscoperto ” every where as Italians are ceintists world wide but kaput or unable to use their knowlagleg in their home land. exactly as we are.
Ezra Gebremedhin December 16, 2017
I am happy and proud, ‘Izako’! God bless you.
Ezra
Lilay December 16, 2017
ዓለም ናይ ፈገራግር ስለ ዝኾነት ወልደኣብ ፈገር ድማ ይሽየም፣ ክንደይ ሰባት ኣብ ዊዓ ዘጥፍኤ። ዜና ተረኺቡለይ ሲ ብዛዕባ ወልደኣብ ሰሰናዩ ትዛረቡ ኣለኹም።
abetuta December 17, 2017
Lilay, I am with you.
Weldeab has blood in his hand.
Senkam December 17, 2017
Dr congrats !
In a place where there is clear mandate to a position held by individuals and rigorous evaluation methods in place to determine their performance people work their ass to stay or keep the position out of potential competitors. This is the reason we see Dr woldeab’s name being mentioned with excellence. I personally don’t have any ill-feeling about this. For this helps to some minor degree to associate Eritrea with excellence, which is positive. By no means however this will exonerate Dr woldeab his role back in home in serving as a tool or actor for the lawless regime in dismantling the University of Asmara and the so called ‘mitsltsal’ laying off a significant fraction of the civil service irresponsibility. In all the position and capacity he worked he visibly wear Authoritarian manners.
Anything you achieve in life can have meaning if it serves your very own society , specially if they are needy like Eritrea, and humanity in general. Scaled on this virtue; Dr Woldeab is a miserably failed person. He has put his own power mongering ambition ahead of everything else including at the destruction of a toddler society that looked upon his talent and experience to give them a good jump on to their journey to development & prosperity. Today, the axe of the tyranny he was nursing has hacked him. And, Now, outside home, somewhere, where the law is the rule, he put all his skills and knowledge to show progress in the work he is hired to do. For if he don’t, there is an intricate web of evaluation scheme that he can’t avoid. In such systems people fear the law and institutions like sword. This is a good example to see the same individual with the same qualification in two systems.
efrem December 17, 2017
Oh my god the most aggressive and idiot doctor, he is sadist and send 2000 Asmara University students to WIA
and well known by blocking scholarships to civil servants