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University of Washington, Bothell and Bellevue College to jointly enroll international students
The students will first complete two years of intensive study at Bellevue College, earning a two-year degree in business while also catching up with local students in their command of English and acquaintance with U.S. culture. Then they will transfer directly to UW-Bothell for another two years to earn a bachelor of arts in business.
Bothell/Kenmore Reporter, January 17, 2011
http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/north_king/bkn/business/113957114.html
$2-Billion Federal Program Could Be ‘Windfall’ for Open Online Learning
In other words, if a community college in Washington State gets a grant to build an aerospace program for workforce training, it would have to deposit all its digital stuff in an online library. Anybody who wants to use it would be able to download the content, and they would have full legal rights to reuse, revise, remix, or redistribute it, explained Cable Green, director of eLearning and open education at the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 23, 2011
WSU branch hits snags, but isn't dead
...The mayor stirred them up with the controversial key to the deal: wresting control of the University Center of North Puget Sound out of the hands of Everett Community College and putting it in the grasp of WSU. … So jarring, the state Board of Community and Technical Colleges reacted with unusual swiftness to publicly denounce the proposal Thursday. The board and its executive director Charlie Earl -- a former Everett Community College president -- don't want a piece of its academic territory ceded to a four-year school in this fashion and are out to squash the effort before it gains traction.
The Herald, January 23, 2011
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110123/NEWS01/701239893
Restoring the Faculty Voice
Faculty members from the unions of public colleges from 21 states met this weekend in Los Angeles and committed to launching a campaign with a lofty goal: assuring the future of higher education. … The next steps for the campaign are for the participants to return to their campuses, circulate the CFA's draft document of principles, and continue communicating with each other online and over the phone to shape the campaign, according to Taiz. … In addition to California, Nebraska, and New York, states with union representatives at this weekend's meeting included … Oregon … and Washington
Inside Higher Ed, January 24, 2011
National Spotlight on Washington State for Open Educational Resource
Depending on the course of study, textbooks can cost an additional $1,000 a year—a real burden for a lot of students. Recently, however, a lot of attention has been paid to ways technology can be used to reduce this expense. Specifically mentioned: Washington’s Open Course Library project as being the right way to go about open resources for students.
The Michael Eric Dyson Show, Baltimore Public Radio, January 25, 2011
Time index: 33:05 (start playing – click pause – and let it load before moving to 33:05)
Public-record bills will be hot topic in Olympia
John Boesenberg, representing the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges, testified against the bill. He contended that if all the applicants’ names are released, that could jeopardize their current jobs. “We’re afraid that will affect the depth and quality of the applicant pools,” John Boesenberg said.
Kitsap Sun, January 25, 2011
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/jan/25/public-record-bills-will-be-hot-topic-olympia/
YVCC hosts free FAFSA workshop
Yakima Valley Community College will host College Goal Sunday.
KNDO, January 25, 2011
http://www.kndo.com/Global/story.asp?S=13891572
Truth Needle: Governor's job-loss projections half true
Estimates by the governor's budget office indicate the two-year college system has lost more than 1,000 full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions since 2009. However, the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges says the colleges lost about 250 full-time jobs during that period and expect to lose fewer than 200 FTEs in the coming fiscal year.
Seattle Times, January 25, 2011
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014028502_gregoirejobs25m.html
The Soaring Price of College Textbooks: Students at Cascadia Community College are Pioneering the Solution
FOX 41 (Louisville, KY), January 24, 2011
$2-Billion Federal Program Could Be ‘Windfall’ for Open Online Learning
Chronicle of Higher Education, January 25, 2011
EDITORIAL: County Should Be Heartened by TransAlta's Future Plans
Centralia College has also benefited, receiving more than $300,000 in program development and scholarship dollars, along with another $500,000 toward a new college commons building.
iStockAnalyst.com, January 25, 2011
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4834984
Centralia College Prepares to Cut $1.6 Million
Centralia Chronicle, January 25, 2011
http://www.chronline.com/news/article_d66f8d02-28b1-11e0-96fb-001cc4c03286.html
TRENDS| HORIZONS | EDUCATION
Guest commentary -- Higher education could get a boost in Central Washington
To prepare these future workers, the task force is recommending an integrated approach that would ensure affordability for students, accountability for taxpayers and a more stable funding formula for public universities. In two years, CWU lost 44 percent of its state support even as enrollment rose to record levels.
Yakima Herald-Republic, January 21, 2011
Access to higher ed toughening
Fewer slots available for in-state applicants
Spokesman Review, January 23, 2011
http://m.spokesman.com/stories/2011/jan/23/access-to-higher-ed-toughening/?print-friendly
As the Web Goes Mobile, Colleges Fail to Keep Up
Chronicle of Higher Education, January 23, 2011
http://chronicle.com/article/Colleges-Search-for-Their/126016/
Getting Medieval on Higher Education
In this season of austerity, I would like to humbly propose that we return to some of the foundational traditions of our colleges and universities.
Chronicle of Higher Education, January 23, 2011
http://chronicle.com/article/Getting-Medieval-on-Higher/126008/?sid=cc&utm_source=cc&utm_medium=en
Let's Play ... What Would You Cut?
Inside Higher Ed, January 24, 2011
State seeks to expand apprenticeship program on Peninsula
Peninsula Daily News, January 25, 2011
Forget Green Jobs
Colleges that boast about the environmental training they provide need to remember that these issues are increasingly part of every program and every job, not just a subset.
Inside Higher Ed, January 25, 2011
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2011/01/25/schejbal_on_why_emphasis_on_green_jobs_is_misguided
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