News Links | June 29, 2023
System News | Opinion
Scarbrough named to Clark College Board of Trustees
Clark College welcomed a new trustee and said farewell to an outgoing trustee at its June 7th Board
of Trustees meeting. Board President Paul Speer and College President Dr. Karin Edwards
welcomed Marilee Scarbrough to its governing board ...
Vancouver Business Journal, June 28, 2023
Community news briefs: PC selects diversity/equity/inclusion VP
On June 12, Hanan Zawideh became Peninsula College’s first Vice President for Human Resources and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).
With more than 17 years of leadership experience in the public, corporate, and nonprofit
sectors ...
Sequim Gazette, June 28, 2023
WWCC expands Warrior Pledge pilot program
... “The Warrior Pledge program is designed to make sure that the cost of tuition
is not a barrier to college. If you are a new student who wants to attend Walla Walla Community College, our Warrior Pledge has you covered.”
Union-Bulletin, June 27, 2023
JATP back at Big Bend
The 2023 Japanese Agricultural Trainee Program’s class of 2023 has arrived at Big Bend Community College. This year’s group is the 57th set of students to visit the area.
Columbia Basin Herald, June 27, 2023
Grays Harbor College honors 16 students graduating with 4.0 GPAs
Grays Harbor College recently celebrated their 2023 graduating class, and with that they honored their
top scholars. Each year, GHC recognizes students in the graduating class with the
highest GPAs.
KXRO News Radio, June 27, 2023
Marivy Vasquez succeeded as a first-generation student. Now she is giving back at YVC
Marivy Vasquez arrived in Yakima when she was 17, following her parents from Guadalajara,
Mexico. It was a huge change for a teenager, she said. [Yakima Valley College]
Yakima Herald-Republic, June 26, 2023
Chokers walk into next chapter
Carrying the comforting and celebratory chimes of a steel drum, a cool breeze blew
across Steward Field in Aberdeen Friday evening, swaying the royal blue gowns and
tassels of soon-to-be Grays Harbor College graduates.
Daily World, June 26, 2023
Bellevue College receives IDEAS grant to expand study abroad programs
Bellevue College recently received a grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Increase and Diversify
Education Abroad for U.S. Students program, the college shared this month.
425 Magazine, June 27, 2023
Edmonds College receives recertification through 2026 for cybersecurity programs
The Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency have recertified
Edmonds College as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense through 2026.
My Edmonds News, June 26, 2023
Studio Basin: Academics, word nerds and a sports junkie
On this episode of the Studio Basin podcast, Managing Editor Rob Miller is joined
by Big Bend Community College President Sara Thompson Tweedy and Big Bend Director of Communication Matt Killebrew.
Columbia Basin Herald, June 24, 2023
Step up to College (SUTC) Program designed for disengaged students
Yakima Valley College (YVC) is partnering with multiple school districts to provide the Step up to College (SUTC)
Program, which offers opportunities for high school- age individuals from 16 to 21
years old individuals to earn their high school diploma or GED.
NBC Right Now, June 21, 2023
Higher Education and Politics
A reaffirmed commitment to access, student success
As expected, there was a tidal wave of responses from all sides of the issue when
the Supreme Court on Thursday released its ruling that rejects affirmation action
in college admissions.
Community College Daily, June 29, 2023
Washington Watch: Florida lawsuit targets federal role in accreditation
... If accepted in full, the suit would raze the federal structures relating to accreditation,
raising difficult questions about how the government might apply a quality control
system vis-à-vis institutions of higher education.
Community College Daily, June 29, 2023
A look at pandemic relief funding for community colleges
... A recent Community College Research Center (CCRC) brief provides a closer look
at how much funding was awarded to and spent by the nation’s community colleges between
March 2020 and February 28, 2023. The spending deadline is June 30.
Community College Daily, June 28, 2023
Understanding factors of student success for foster students
A report from the University of Wisconsin at Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty
found, postenrollment, students with foster care experience benefited from campus
programs targeted to this group.
Inside Higher Ed, June 28, 2023
