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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Many colleges, universities get new leadership
Regarding turnover of college presidencies. Print edition includes “Turnover at the Top” chart including Bates, Cascadia, Edmonds, Green River, North Seattle, Pierce-Puyallup, Renton, Seattle Central, South Seattle, Spokane District.
Puget Sound Business Journal June 18, 2010
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2010/06/21/story2.html?page=1
Yankees draft [Columbia Basin College’s] Pearson
Thurston graduate Tym Pearson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 41st round of the Major League Baseball draft last week. Pearson had a .307 batting average and was fifth on the team with 46 hits, including a team-record six triples, this season for Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Wash.
The Register-Guard (Eugene), June 17, 2010
Pasco foster mom who had brain surgery earns her degree from CBC
Tri-City Herald, June 18, 2010
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/06/18/1059506/pasco-foster-mom-who-had-brain.html
LWTC students address Redmond traffic flow, 520 tunnel plan
Improving Redmond's traffic flow and replacing the 520 floating bridge with a tunnel system under Lake Washington were some of the topics tackled by students in the "Theory of Urban Design and Planning" class at Lake Washington Technical College.
The Redmond Reporter, June 18, 2010
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/east_king/red/lifestyle/96659004.html
Budget cuts at YVCC present challenges
Students at Yakima Valley Community College can expect fewer course offerings and shorter tutoring hours next year as a result of a $944,000 budget cut.
Yakima Herald, June 17, 2010
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/06/17/budget-cuts-at-yvcc-present-challenges
Each member of Clark College's largest-ever class of grads has a unique tale
The Columbian, June 18, 2010
http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/jun/18/graduation-stories-clark-colleges-largest-ever-cla/
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Credit Hours Should Be Worth the Cost, House Panel Members Say
Democrats criticized an accreditor at a hearing for not setting minimum standards for how much time students spend in the classroom.
Chronicle of Higher Education, June 17, 2010
http://chronicle.com/article/Credit-Hours-Should-Be-Worth/65986/
How 'Achieving the Dream' Data Spur Change
Inside Higher Ed, June 18, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/18/qt#230383
FRIDAY LITE
Hey, which college do you attend?
Comedian Michael Jr. on community college students
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPpmCmsUlO0
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