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Trustees name Jean Hernandez president of Edmonds Community College
Edmonds Beacon, December 3, 2010
Public forums to address hiring process for new Lower Columbia College president
The Daily News, December 3, 2010
http://tdn.com/news/local/article_f08429fc-fe66-11df-a414-001cc4c03286.html
Bates Technical College receives $10,000 grant to support diversity initiatives
For the fifth consecutive year, KeyBank Foundation, has awarded the Bates Technical College Foundation with a grant to support the school's Diversity Center.
South Sound Business Examiner, December 3, 2010
http://www.businessexaminer.com/blog/bates-technical-college-receives-10000/
Shoreline Community College to cut positions to absorb budget cut
Shoreline Community College announced Wednesday it will cut an unspecified number of positions to absorb a $1 million cut to the college’s budget. Shoreline President Lee Lambert said all areas would be cut, including classified employees, faculty and administrators. The announcement was made Wednesday because the college must start the processes required by labor contracts to notify employees.
Seattle Times, December 2, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013571530_shoreline02.html
How to keep from raising criminals
..Now they're community-college students who say education will be their salvation. … [Marcus Taylor] is studying at Edmonds Community College and wants to make up for the damage he's done by working with people who deal or use drugs to try to get them to see the light.
Seattle Times, December 2, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/jerrylarge/2013571415_jdl02.html
Damage Closes Highline’s MaST Center Until January
Highline Community College’s Marine and Science Technology Center (MaST) located on the Redondo Pier, was hit so hard by the storm that struck Monday night (Nov. 22nd), that it’s closed until January.
Waterland Blog, December 2, 2010
Moving the Clean Economy: Community Colleges Take the Lead
At Cascadia Community College in Bothell students are training for a new economy. Jobs may be scarce in the real world but here the world holds promise for energy auditors, smart grid experts and photovoltaic specialists. … A team of students in Cascadia's Environmental Technology and Sustainable Practices are being trained to think holistically but work locally.
Seattle PI, December 2, 2010
http://blog.seattlepi.com/greenacreradio/archives/230450.asp
In our view: Beyond Just One Day / WSUV, Clark College make sure veterans get all the assistance they need
And because those lives are so busy, it’s great to have Veterans Affairs departments working so hard with outreach programs on higher-education campuses. Clark College also is working admirably to help veterans. Local and area veterans can rest assured that Clark College and WSUV stand ready to help in many ways. First, of course, is in the pursuit of higher education
The Daily Columbian, December 2, 2010
http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/dec/02/beyond-just-one-day/
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
21st Century Snake Oil?
The push for performance-based funding, built on data and other outcomes, exaggerates the likely results, Garrison Walters writes.
Inside Higher Ed, December 2, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/12/02/walters
WSU wants to raise $1 billion by 2015
Seattle P-I, December 2, 2010
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/431123_WSU02.html
BLOG: UW provost: Belt tightening ahead
Seattle P-I, December 1, 2010
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/230323.asp
POLITICS | LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL
State workers' pay may be cut
The Olympian, December 3, 2010
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/12/03/1461162/state-workers-pay-may-be-cut.html
EDITORIAL: State budget crisis demands a special session of the Legislature
Seattle Times, December 2, 2010
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorials/2013580618_edit03democrats.html
OPINION: DREAM Act: Are Republicans afraid to follow their hearts?
Crosscut.com, December 2, 2010
FRIDAY LITE NEWS
No snarky news this week. Serenity NOW!
Gratitude: The Secret To Happiness
Huffington Post, November 30, 2010
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joshua-rosenthal/gratitude-the-secret-to-happiness_b_783530.html
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