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LWTC awarded $2.29 million in grants to assist first-generation, low-income, and disabled students
Lake Washington Technical College’s Student Support Services department has been awarded two United States Department of Education TRIO grants totaling $2.29 million over five years.
Northwest Asian Weekly, September 30, 2010
EdCC aims to increase numbers of students studying science
Edmonds Community College has received a $55,000 Washington Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA), grant to establish a student MESA center where low-income, educationally disadvantaged students studying science and seeking to transfer to bachelor’s degree programs will receive additional support services.
Edmonds Beacon, September 30, 2010
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Editorial: The bubble and our universities
Wenatchee World, September 29, 2010
http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2010/sep/29/the-bubble-and-our-universities/
What Motivates International Students?
Survey finds different priorities send them to different destinations.
Inside Higher Ed, September 30, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/30/foreign
Most Americans still don't have smartphones
But new research from Forrester indicates that while cell phone penetration is high across all U.S. demographics … only 17 percent of Americans own a smartphone.
CNN.com, September 30, 2010
WSU’s Floyd goes on offense for higher-education funding
NPR KPLU FM, September 30, 2010
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