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Solemsaas honored as 'Woman of Power In Education'
Lake Stevens Journal, August 16, 2010
Rachel Solemsaas, vice president-administrative services at Bellevue College, has been named a “Woman of Power In Education” by the Women of Color Empowered organization and the Northwest Asian Weekly Foundation.
South Seattle Community College's new president now on the job
West Seattle Blog, August 16, 2010
In his second week officially on the job as South Seattle Community College president, Gary Oertli got to take a quick field trip this afternoon. ...
http://westseattleblog.com/2010/08/south-seattle-community-colleges-new-president-now-on-the-job
SLIDESHOW: Seattle Chinese Garden taking shape under skilled hands
Westseattleherald.com, August 16, 2010
... their skills to complete the pavilon as part of the Seattle Chinese Garden. ... Chinese Garden located just north of South Seattle Community College. ...
http://www.westseattleherald.com/2010/08/16/news/slideshow-seattle-chinese-garden-taking-shape-und
AmeriCorps grant supports Cascadia mentoring program at local junior highs
BothellReporter.com, KenmoreReporter.com, Aug 12 2010
Washington Campus Compact recently awarded Cascadia Community College an AmeriCorps grant to support college access and success programs.
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
USDOE Special STEM Education Assistant to Keynote First Annual STEMtech Conference
PRLog.Org, August 16, 2010
Educators and other professionals from community and technical colleges, four-year institutions, K-12 schools, business and industry, community-based ...
Roping in the Tenured
Inside Higher Ed, August 17, 2010
The clouds of the financial downturn may have a silver lining for activist adjuncts hoping to make progress toward better wages and working conditions.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/08/17/cocal
To What End?
Inside Higher Ed, August 16, 2010
For over 100 years the “Student Access Agenda” has been the driving force and single most important goal of the community college movement. This goal — to provide an opportunity for any high school graduate or 18-year-old (or older) to enroll in college — permeates every niche of the community college enterprise.
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/08/16/obanion
Emmert wants to leave his UW president job a month early
Seattle Times, August 16, 2010
University of Washington President Mark Emmert was supposed to give his bosses a six-month written notice if he left the university to take a new job. But now that he's been named the president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Emmert is trying to leave the university a month early.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012638491_emmert17m.html
WSU President details reorganization
The Olympian, August 17, 2010
Washington State University president Elson S. Floyd said eliminating three vice president positions and combining several departments is the best way to deal with millions of dollars in state budget cuts.
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/08/17/1338663/wsu-president-details-reorganization.html
What Your Frosh Don't Know
Inside Higher Ed, August 17, 2010
One ritual of the start of the academic year is the release of Beloit College's annual "mindset list," which aims to help professors understand what their new freshmen experienced (and didn't) growing up.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/08/17/beloit
eBooks – Year Two
Digital Tweed (blog), Inside Higher Ed, August 16, 2010
It’s been an interesting 18 months for eBooks in higher education. Like other “ever-arriving” technologies, eBooks have been on the wish list in academe and for consumer markets for several decades.
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/digital_tweed
More college degrees in a jobless era?
Posted by Lynne Varner, Seattle Times, August 12, 2010
My column proposes that President Obama augment his call for 8 million more college degree holders by 2020 with a revolutionary plan to get us there.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/edcetera/2012609457_more_college_degrees_in_a_jobl.html
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
Legislature shouldn't make governor go it alone
The News Tribune, August 15, 2010
Washington state didn’t so much dodge a bullet last week as blunt its force.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/08/15/1301991/legislature-shouldnt-make-governor.html
Lawmakers should do jobs and convene to cut the budget
Seattle Times, August 13, 2010
Gov. Chris Gregoire is prepared to cut Washington state's budget across the board because state lawmakers are unwilling to do their jobs and make targeted cuts. The Times editorial board urges the governor to call a special session to make better decisions.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorials/2012618245_edit15session.html
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