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Bellingham Technical College names new vice president of student services
Bellingham Herald, July 2, 2010
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/07/02/1509094/bellingham-technical-college-names.html
Now all we need is a scenic route to the golf course
Even now, years in advance, planners are figuring out where golf fans can park their cars and catch a shuttle to the tournament. Those lots, possibly at Bates Technical College, Tacoma Community College, assorted high schools or anyplace else 1,000 Fords can gather, will be our first chance to make an impression. And a few bucks.
The News Tribune, July 7, 2010
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/07/1254781/now-all-we-need-is-a-scenic-route.html
Jail to job-ready: Longview Goodwill trains those who need it most
Cody Abel-Gipson is enrolled in Lower Columbia College's welding program after successfully completing an apprentice training program through Goodwill Industries.
The Daily News, July 7, 2010
http://tdn.com/article_99d65b1a-8996-11df-9679-001cc4c03286.html
Sequim teen brothers leap ahead
Kyle took English through an online Peninsula College course. The next quarter he was invited to take more courses at Peninsula. "We realized he would have exhausted the curriculum at 15," Dennis said.
Sequim Gazette, July 7, 2010
http://www.sequimgazette.com/news/article.exm/2010-07-07_sequim_teen_brothers_leap_ahead
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Admission Officials' Tweets Fall on Deaf Ears
Evidence has shown that teenagers rely on college visits and Web sites to learn about colleges, rather than social-media outlets. When it comes to Twitter, students are barely on the site at all, let alone for college research purposes.
Chronicle of Higher Education, July 1, 2010
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Admission-Officials-Tweets/25254/
From Fund Raiser to President: an Uncommon Path Pays Off
Chronicle of Higher Education, July 4, 2010
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'Brutal Toll' on State Budgets Will Have an Impact on Higher Education
Chronicle of Higher Education, July 7, 2010
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Brutal-Toll-on-State-Budgets/25341/
Public universities should be funded as a basic state service
Seattle Times, July 7, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2012293331_guest07king.html
'Low-Income Students and the Perpetuation of Inequality'
Inside Higher Ed, July 7, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/07/07/berg
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