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Mystery of Amnesia Is Fact of Daily Life for Teen
In an instant, Kayla Hutchinson, Walla Walla CC student, lost all memory of family, friends -- of life as she knew it.
ABC News, June 2, 2009
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=7733704&page=1
Moses Lake Relay for Life continues the fight against cancer
Columbia Basin Herald, June 1, 2009 (Big Bend CC)
http://www.columbiabasinherald.com/articles/2009/06/01/news/doc4a23ffad6760e375692146.txt
Former community college student to pilot final space shuttle mission
Community College Times, May 8, 2009 (Big Bend CC)
http://www.communitycollegetimes.com/article.cfm?ArticleId=1692
Helping America Get Out of the Red by Going Green: Training Programs Boost Workforce, Face Their Own Financial Setbacks
American Council on Education CenterPoint, May 2009 (Clover Park TC)
Right Time, Right Learning: Three CPTC Students Increase Job Mobility
American Council on Education CenterPoint, May 2009 (Clover Park TC)
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Colleges Consider Using Blogs Instead of Blackboard
Chronicle of Higher Education, June 2, 2009
http://chronicle.com/temp/email2.php?id=cymkjTg5sB4tVq3GPcj95ykNfzzTQjpj
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In a Washington Minute: For-Profit Colleges on Edge
The U.S. Education Department's new round of rule making, announced last week, has some for-profit colleges worrying that they are about to face stricter oversight from the Obama administration.
Chronicle of Higher Education audio clip, June 2, 2009
http://chronicle.com/media/audio/v55/i40/washington_minute/?utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Report Outlines Health Concerns for Student Veterans
Student veterans have unique needs that might require more specialized services from their colleges and universities.
Chronicle of Higher Education, June 1, 2009
http://chronicle.com/news/index.php?id=6566&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en
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