<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/blogs/news-links/2024/april/2024-04-09.aspx" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>04/09/2024 03:36:04 PM</pubDate><title>News Links | April 9, 2024</title><description>Community colleges tackle another challenge: Students recovering from past substance use | Can $500 a month make a dent in Seattle-area poverty? | Pierce College Puyallup hires new Vice President of Learning and Student Success | Investing in Community Colleges | From Bates Technical College to the Big Apple: Culinary student follows passion for pastry and Filipino flavor to Culinary Institute of America | New Clark College campus at Boschma Farms designed for advanced manufacturing, renewable energy programs | PC gets federal infusion to start dental hygiene program | Clark College to launch new EV repair training program | When this mascot sings it's a sign of spring | Grays Harbor College to benefit from research project grant for all WA community/technical colleges</description><author>SBCTC Communications</author><category>Skagit Valley College, North Seattle College, Pierce College Puyallup, Bates Technical College, Renton Technical College, Clark College, Peninsula College, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</category><image/><image-caption/></item>