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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
25 years -- and counting -- of inspiring women
The Columbian, March 24, 2009 (Clark College)
http://www.clark.edu/news_events/documents/WOA2009Columbian03-24-09.pdf
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Asking for Student Loan Forgiveness
A 3-month-old Facebook group called 'Cancel Student Loan Debt to Stimulate the Economy' now has more than 138,500 members, many of whom are pressing their representatives in Congress for legislation that would forgive student loan debt -- just one part of a new movement advocating for an overhaul of the country's troubled student loan system.
Business Week, March 24, 2009
Adjunct Inspiration / As community colleges rely more heavily on part-timers, some try new strategies to improve teaching
Chronicle of Higher Education, March 27, 2009
http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i29/29b00101.htm?utm_source=cc&utm_medium=en
Competing With Publics on Price
In recent weeks, two private colleges have introduced or expanded programs in which they match the tuition price of local or regional public universities for some portion of the potential applicant pool.
Inside Higher Ed, March 24, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/03/24/tuition
In a Washington Minute: Student Lenders Feel the Heat
One of President Obama's key plans for higher education, abolishing the bank-based student-loan program, could come to pass through a process in Congress known as budget reconciliation.
Chronicle of Higher Education, March 24, 2009
http://chronicle.com/media/audio/v55/i29/lenders/?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Online school adjusts course / Spokane program cracks down on virtual slackers
Spokesman Review, March 20, 2009
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/mar/20/online-school-adjusts-course/
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
State cuts to be revealed this week
The Herald, March 24, 2009
Washington is wincing in anticipation of the coming state budget .... Up to 10,000 college enrollment slots may be wiped out and 10,000 employees of schools, colleges and the state may be out of work. ... Some of the larger cuts eyed by Democrats are: across-the-board cuts of 13 percent to 20 percent at colleges; eliminating 10,000 enrollment slots at universities.
Editorial: Gov. Gregoire's plan for new tuition hike for colleges curbs opportunity
Walla Walla Union Bulletin, March 23, 2009
Budget shortfall among nation's 'most severe' by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles
Ballard News Tribune, March 22, 2009
http://www.ballardnewstribune.com/2009/03/21/opinion/budget-shortfall-among-nations-most-severe
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