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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
CBC names Alumna of the Year
KNDO/KNDU, September 15, 2010
Columbia Basin College has named a West Richland businesswoman as Alumna of the Year. Faculty and staff returning for the fall quarter filled the ...
http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=13159369
Highline Community College receives $1.1M in TRIO funding
Auburn Reporter, September 15, 2010
Highline Community College has been awarded $1.1 million in funding from the Federal TRIO Student Support Service (SSS) program to help low-income, ...
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/business/102981324.html
Indianola author uses poetry to honor her mother
North Kitsap Herald, September 15, 2010
... disease with compassion, and honor their humanity and not close them off,” said Hughes, who has taught poetry at Edmonds Community College for 20 years. ...
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/kitsap/nkh/entertainment/102967574.html
Bellingham's Appliance Depot continues to grow in sales, job ...
Bellingham Herald, September 14, 2010
Refurbishing old appliances is turning into a nice growth industry ... Northwest Youth Services, Bellingham Technical College and the Northwest ...
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/09/14/1619010/bellinghams-appliance-depot-continues.html
LCC, students battle high textbook costs
Longview Daily News, September 14, 2010
LCC [Lower Columbia College] has launched online alternatives to textbooks, increased book buy-backs and developed other ways to control costs.
http://tdn.com/news/local/article_fd4637ee-c062-11df-b46a-001cc4c002e0.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
The Quest to Get Into Class
Inside Higher Ed, September 15, 2010
For many community colleges around the country this fall semester, the song remains the same. Yet again, enrollments are at an all-time high, and waiting lists for classes remain long, but the search continues for ways to accommodate the growing demand.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/15/waiting
Redefining Aid Choices
Inside Higher Ed, September 15, 2010
Should colleges be credited for helping students with financial need, even if their aid policies aren’t explicitly designed to do so? That’s a question that a new survey from the College Board raises, and critics can reasonably disagree on the answer.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/15/discounting
Community Colleges to Take Center Stage at White House Next Month
Inside Higher Ed, September 15, 2010
The summit will bring together community colleges; business, philanthropy, and federal and state policy leaders; and students to discuss the role that two-year colleges play in developing America's work force and achieving the president's goal of leading the world by having the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020.
http://chronicle.com/article/Community-Colleges-to-Take/124421/
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
‘Gain-sharing’ ruling may add $150M-plus to deficit
The Olympian, The Politics Blog, September 14, 2010
A judge’s ruling on pension “gain-sharing” for public employees last week could add at least $150 million to the state's nearly $3.3 billion shortfall next year.
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/09/14/1369378/gain-sharing-ruling-may-add-150m.html
WEDNESDAY WHATEVER
A University’s Multiplication Problem
The Chronicle of Higher Ed, September 12, 2010
You don't need to know Fibonacci's rabbit formula (fn = fn1 + fn2) to realize that the University of Victoria has a serious problem.
http://chronicle.com/article/Bunny-U/124360/
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