News Links | April 7, 2022
System News | Opinion
Connecting promise programs to community college transfer
... One emerging model may provide a road map for other institutions. It’s the Path
to UW—a transfer partnership between the Seattle Colleges Seattle Promise program and the University of Washington Seattle campus. We think
it will inspire civic leaders and higher education leaders.
Inside Higher Ed, April 8, 2022
TRIO to host Community Week at Grays Harbor College April 19, 20, and 21
... Felicia Mullins, Student Support Specialist with [Grays Harbor College's] TRIO, is the lead organizer of Community Week. Mullins said, “I am so excited for
Community Week and the chance to increase campus connection to the community. I hope
this event helps us deepen our culture of supporting and connecting students to the
resources they need to successfully complete their education.”
KXRO, April 6, 2022
Platinum Awards factor into scholarships for future growers, winemakers
... Students at Yakima Valley College have received more than $46,000 worth of scholarships from this program since 2007.
In an area dominated by agriculture, these funds are a lifeline for students completing
their college degrees. The funds are typically disbursed to the schools in December
or January.
Great Northwest Wine, April 6, 2022
NCWLIFE evening news April 6th, 2022: WVC Omak poet
... Washington state poet laureate Rena Priest will hold a live reading via zoom on
the Wenatchee Valley College Omak campus April 20th. ... A member of the Lummi Nation, Priest is the state’s first
Native American poet laureate. She was appointed to the post last year by Governor
Jay Inslee.
NCW Life, April 6, 2022
Trends | Horizons | Education
DataPoints: Responsibilities increase for student affairs
A new survey indicates that many student affairs professionals expect to see their
responsibilities increase over the next five years in areas such as equity, diversity
and inclusion, online student communications and crisis management for students, among
others.
Community College Daily, April 6, 2022
The student loan pause has been extended until the end of the summer
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is again extending the moratorium
on federal student loan payments, interest and collections, this time until summer's
end, Aug. 31. The U.S. Department of Education also unveiled a plan to reset the roughly
7 million borrowers who are in default, using the pandemic pause to restore their
accounts to good standing.
NPR, April 6, 2022
Politics | Local, State, National
Washington Watch: House committee approves key workforce bill
The House Committee on Education and Labor on Tuesday approved the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act of 2022 (WIOA), which would reauthorize the statute that governs
the federal workforce development and adult basic education programs.
Community College Daily, April 5, 2022
