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SYSTEM NEWS | OPINIONS
Annual Report on Minority Access Highlights Gender Gap
Inside Higher Ed, October 20, 2010
Students and faculty members at Clark College, in Washington State, are debating a "white and proud" flier distributed by a student, The Columbian reported. ...
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/20/qt
Degrees of Debt
The Spokesman Review, October 20, 2010
At Spokane Community College, where enrollments have surged, financial aid director Tammy Zibell says she's seen more applications for aid than in any year ...
Olympic College Re-evaluating Protest Rules
Kitsap Sun, October 19, 2010
An Olympic College committee is taking another look at First Amendment guidelines that it developed over the past year.
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2010/oct/19/olympic-college-re-evaluating-protest-rules/
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Wash.'s public universities talking money again
The News Tribune, October 20, 2010
The Legislature doesn't get back to work for about three months, but leaders of Washington's public colleges and universities began their fight for a share of dwindling state dollars Wednesday.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/10/20/1389354/washs-public-universities-talking.html
Enrollment up again at Wash.’s public universities
Seattle Times, October 19, 2010
Enrollment is up again this fall at Washington’s public universities, despite cuts in state dollars to support their operations.… Washington's community and technical colleges also are reporting record enrollments, although they keep track of students in a different way.
Colleges more diverse, but racial gaps persist
Seattle Times, October 19, 2010
While U.S. colleges have grown more racially diverse in recent years, minority students - especially Hispanics - still lag behind on key measures of academic progress, a new report says.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2013205059_apusminoritiesincollege.html
Community Colleges and the Green Economy
The Huffington Post, October 18, 2010
Last week President Obama praised community colleges as "the unsung heroes of America's education system," critical to our success in the "global competition to lead in the growth industries of the 21st century."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ed-begley-jr/post_1084_b_767373.html?ir=College
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