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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Tuition Hikes at Community and Tech Colleges
KUOW NPR, May 8 , 2009 (Charlie Earl, SBCTC)
http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=17501
WSU's Yakima center likely to close
Barring a significant public outcry, Washington State University is proposing to close its Yakima Academic Center as part of deep cuts under the austere, two-year budget facing the state. WSU-Yakima is in the Deccio Higher Education Center, which opened in 2003 at Yakima Valley Community College.
Yakima Herald, May 8, 2009
http://www.yakima-her ald.com/stories/2009/05/07/wsu-s-yakima-center-likely-to-close
Guest columnist: Part-time instructors deserve equal opportunity
Next session, the Washington Legislature should level the playing field for part-time faculty members at the state's community colleges, argues guest columnist Keith Hoeller.
Seattle Times, May 8, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2009192759_opinb08hoeller.html
Kelso-Longview Chamber of Commerce announces annual awards
Large Business of the Year — Lower Columbia College
The Daily News, May 7, 2009
http://www.tdn.com/articles/2009/05/07/area_news/doc4a027cb158d86418495063.txt
Students Worried About Financial Future
KIMA CBS 29, May 7, 2009 (Yakima Valley CC)
http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/44565997.html
Wenatchee joins in on cultural celebration
Wenatchee World, May 6, 2009 (Wenatchee Valley College)
When others had ‘no clue,’ this nursing student helped saved a life
Wenatchee World, May 5, 2009 (Wenatchee Valley College)
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
CWU trustee quits to protest tuition hike
Yakima Herald, May 8, 2009
http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/2009/05/07/cwu-trustee-quits-to-protest-tuition-hike
No Community College Left Behind
With President Obama talking a big game about boosting support for community colleges, some educators have released a specific plan to do so in an ambitious way. Thursday, the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program released a report chock-full of recommendations for the federal government to bolster its commitment to the country’s community colleges and help transform them into “engines of opportunity and prosperity.”
Inside Higher Ed, May 8, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/08/brookings
Staying on the Job
A survey released by TIAA-CREF on Thursday confirms anecdotal evidence that many professors are indeed pushing back their plans for retirement. The data suggest that colleges may need to provide more incentives for retirements, or see far fewer people leave.
Inside Higher Ed, May 8, 2009
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/08/retire
WSU shutting down Yakima off-campus learning center
Yakima Herald, May 8, 2009
http://www.yakimaherald.com/stories/2009/05/07/wsu-shutting-down-yakima-off-campus-learning-center
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Editorial: Save Sonntag's audits
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire should veto the deep cuts made to the State Auditor's budget for performance audits.
Seattle Times, May 8, 2009
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2009192757_editb08auditor.html
FRIDAY NEWS LITE
Top Summer Jobs
The Onion, May 8, 2009
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/48937?utm_source=onion_rss_daily
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