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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Everett Community College's new Gray Wolf Hall a technology haven
The Herald, April 1, 2009
City University offering laid-off worker scholarships
$10 million in scholarships to laid-off workers and community and technical college students who want to earn a bachelor's or master's degree.
KING 5 TV, April 1, 2009
http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/NW_040109WAB-laid-off-scholarship-LJ.91372cce.html - includes video link
See also: http://www.cityu.edu/laidoffworkerscholarship/
OC President: Proposal Offers Momentum for 4-Year Degree Programs
Kitsap Sun, March 31, 2009
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/mar/31/oc-president-senate-proposal-offers-momentum-for/
New Scholarship at Centralia College Honors Pioneering Salzer Valley Family
The Centralia Chronicle, March 30, 2009
http://www.outdoorslc.com/story.php?subaction=showfull&id=1238431588&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&
Renton City Council member leads way to RTC “bridge” program
Renton Reporter, March 30, 2009 (Trustee Rich Zwicker earns AAS )
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/ren/news/42006157.html
Retraining America's workforce
Sustainable Industries Magazine, March 30, 2009 (Erin Mundinger, Tina Bloomer, SBCTC, Shoreline CC)
http://www.sustainableindustries.com/greenbuilding/42017582.html
Grandview college teaches the language of wine
Classes are at Yakima Valley Community College in Grandview and are presented by Wenatchee Valley College.
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, March 29, 2009
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/ren/news/42006157.html
BUDGET-RELATED
Editorial: Tuition wars coming
Seattle Times, April 1, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008957630_edita01high.html
Budget cuts may hurt colleges for years / SVC has started making own cuts in anticipation of state act
Skagit Valley Herald, April 1, 2009
Pierce College facing substantial cutbacks
Puyallup Herald, April 1, 2009
http://www.puyallupherald.com/100/story/3704.html
House budget hits higher ed
TriCity Herald, April 1, 2009
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/kennewick_pasco_richland/story/528749.html
State Senate budget plan would rescind gains
Seattle Times, March 31, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2008952196_budget31m.html
House budget makes deeper college cuts
KOMO News, March 31, 2009 (Highline CC)
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/42199952.html?video=YHI&t=a
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
YouTube Creates Higher Ed Section
More than 100 colleges have set up channels on YouTube, and last week the popular video service unveiled a new section that brings together all of that campus content in one area.
Chronicle of Higher Education, March 27, 2009
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=3684&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
What Colleges Should Learn From Newspapers' Decline
Chronicle of Higher Education, April 3, 2009
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=Mntnrh2sTbzjmV694SvwS3mFZsdtC33d
This article will be available to non-subscribers of The Chronicle for up to five days after it is e-mailed.
Paying in Full as the Ticket Into Colleges
Many colleges are looking more favorably on wealthier applicants as they make their admissions decisions.
New York Times, March 31, 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/31/education/31college.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Surge of college students pursuing 'clean energy' careers
Climate change is a concern among undergraduates, driving a surge of interest in science and engineering on campuses nationwide.
Los Angeles Times, March 29, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-na-energy-students29-2009mar29,0,6153662.story?track=rss
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Obama Seeks to Change Federal Student Loans (Audio)
President Obama's higher education agenda includes major changes to the federal student loan program and a push to make Pell grants for lower income students an entitlement.
NPR Morning Edition, March 30, 2009
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=102492750
Private Lenders Brace for Fight Over Student-Loan Role
With the Obama administration proposing to cut private lenders out of the federal student-loan business, financial companies are intensifying efforts preserve their role.
Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2009
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123817868096759141.html
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