System News | Opinion
Shifting schools
Looking at the last decade of higher education, a lot has changed, from COVID-19 plucking
students from classrooms and popularizing e-learning to seeing suggestions of a national
shift from office jobs to trade work. [Clover Park Technical College, South Puget Sound Community College]
South Sound Magazine, Feb. 12, 2024
During Edmonds College talk, virologist explains how AI is changing gene therapy research
... During a presentation at Edmonds College last week, Dr. Semih Tareen – a virologist and former executive director of Sana
Biotechnology – discussed how gene therapy and AI are changing biomedicine.
My Edmonds News, Feb. 12, 2024
South Seattle College and partners transforming past Hat ‘n’ Boots site into future forest
Forest-restoration work parties are typically in or near the woods. Not this one on
Saturday. Volunteers came to a wide-open site on the South Seattle College Georgetown campus – one with a memorable history – to plant the future Georgetown
Community Forest.
West Seattle Blog, Feb. 11, 2024
Commentary: A generous community changes lives for WWCC students
We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to this incredible community for giving
more than $1.3 million to support hard-working Walla Walla Community College students in 2023.
Union-Bulletin, Feb. 10, 2024
TCC hosts 2nd Annual Black Artists Exhibition
The 2nd Annual Tacoma Community College Black Artists Exhibition is a show that includes the work of 22 artists, roughly
half of whom reside in Tacoma with the rest from nearby communities. [Video]
News Tribune, Feb. 9, 2024
How the College Assistance Migrant Program helps students succeed
The College Assistance Migrant Program helps students who have worked or have dependents
who do migrant farm work in the U.S., according to the Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education. [Yakima Valley College]
Nonstop Local, Feb. 6, 2024
Event honoring Edwin T. Pratt held at Shoreline Community College Tuesday
On Tuesday January 30, 2024 Shoreline Police, in partnership with Shoreline Community College, City of Shoreline, and Shoreline Community College Foundation, hosted an event to
remember the life and legacy of Edwin Pratt.
Shoreline Area News, Feb. 1, 2024
Higher Education and Politics
Department of Education announces steps to make better FAFSA® more readily accessible
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced additional steps to facilitate
submitting the 2024–25 FAFSA form.
Diverse Education, Feb. 13, 2024
DataPoints: What types of credentials do Black graduates earn?
We know about gaps in enrollment and graduation rates for Black students, but what
about those who do finish? What types of credentials are they receiving compared to
the graduating cohort as a whole?
Community College Daily, Feb. 12, 2024
7 ways to scale up community college baccalaureates
In many parts of the country, the idea of community colleges awarding a bachelor’s
degree is not just novel, it’s unthinkable. Since their beginning, two-year colleges
have provided an “open door” to higher education with one big exception: Community
colleges cannot award bachelor’s degrees.
Community College Daily, Feb. 9, 2024
Washington leads nation in need-based aid, still struggles to retain students
Washington offers more need-based financial aid to undergraduate students than any
other state in the country. Yet college enrollment is stagnant, students are struggling
to fill out the application for federal assistance and millions of dollars in aid
are being left unclaimed.
Columbian, Feb. 7, 2024
