News Links | August 27, 2024
System News | Opinion
My Community: How one Pierce College student is using his education to give back
In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, many students had to make the difficult
decision between staying in school and supporting their families. One such student
was Vitaly Bravo Urrutia. [Pierce College Puyallup]
Suburban Times, Aug. 26, 2024
Hatchery Chinook salmon returning to Whatcom Creek
... At the hatchery, WDFW is joined by students from Bellingham Technical College’s (BTC) Fisheries & Aquaculture Sciences program, who assist with the egg collection, spawning,
and fertilizing process before transferring more than half a million eggs annually
to BTC’s Perry Center in Maritime Heritage Park.
KIRO 7, Aug. 23, 2024
Higher Education and Politics
Colleges must accommodate pregnant students under new Title IX
Pregnancy was always implicitly protected by Title IX. But Biden’s new rules formalize
the rights of pregnant and parenting students, making higher ed more accessible.
Inside Higher Ed, Aug. 27, 2024
Washington Watch: AACC addresses proposed attendance-taking regs
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) has filed comments to the U.S.
Education Department (ED) on behalf of the community college sector pertaining to
a July 24 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on distance education, Return of Title
IV Funds and TRIO.
Community College Daily, Aug. 26, 2024
