Tuesday, July 7, 2009

NEWS LINKS | July 7, 2009

SBCTC NEWS LINKS | Articles about – and of interest to – Washington state community and technical colleges


 

SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS

 

Dear Bill Gates ...

A couple of years ago I wrote a magazine article about community colleges that scored unusually well on the Community College Survey of Student Engagement. I also wrote a separate profile of one of them, Cascadia Community College, after spending several days visiting the campus.

The Chronicle of Higher Education,  July 6, 2009

http://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/index.php?id=1487

 

Petrie’s giving up WVC job / She'll take buyout, leave foundation

Wenatchee World, July 7, 2009

http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090707/NEWS04/707079850/-1/SPORTS?Petrie%E2%80%99-sgiving-upWVC-job

 

 

TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION

 

Jill Biden vaunts community colleges at UN forum

Associated Press, July 6, 2009

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gmjM3Y6W-OK7UUHK2-m4OOwKLJrwD9993M980

 

Gates Foundation gives $5M for college study

Seattle PI, July 6, 2009

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/6420ap_wa_gates_foundation_community_colleges.html?source=mypi

 

New leader navigates budget cuts at Western Washington U.

CrossCut, July 7, 2009

http://crosscut.com/2009/07/07/higher-ed/19086/

 

UW Bothell is offering nearby housing for students

Student housing will be available for the first time this fall at the University of Washington's Bothell campus. The commuter university plans to lease and convert to student housing 24 apartments from a rental complex that's about a 5-minute walk from the campus. The goal is to house roughly 40 students.

The Herald, July 7, 2009

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090707/NEWS01/707079920#UW.Bothell.is.offering.nearby.housing.for.students

 

Stanford, Duke, Rice, ... and Gates?

The Chronicle of Higher Education,  July 10, 2009

http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i41/41a02201.htm

 

 


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