News Links | May 7, 2024
System News | Opinion
Walla Walla Community College event puts spotlight on girls in trades
... The students from Lewiston and Clarkston high schools learned about career opportunities
and trades at the Girls Represented in the Trades, or GRIT, event that took place
Friday at the Clarkston branch of Walla Walla Community College in collaboration with the YWCA.
Lewiston Tribune, May 4, 2024
Local View: Clark College lifts people up
Greetings from Clark College, where our spring term has just begun. Clark College joined community colleges across
our nation in celebrating Community College Month in April, and there is much to celebrate.
Columbian, May 4, 2024
Big Bend's Upward Bound program inducts 35 new members
Thirty-five high school students from Grant and Adams counties were formally welcomed
into Big Bend Community College’s TRiO Upward Bound Program Tuesday night. The program aims to get more high school
students into college ...
Columbia Basin Herald, May 2, 2024
Higher Education and Politics
A dire warning: To join middle class, students need more education
... This is a five-alarm fire, not merely a problem of aspiration. Within seven years,
72% of all jobs in the state — including the trades — will require a degree or certificate
demonstrating advanced knowledge.
The Seattle Times, May 6, 2024
What the 'Antisemitism Awareness' bill could mean for Higher Ed
The House voted Wednesday to codify a broad definition of antisemitism into federal
law. Supporters say it’s necessary to protect Jewish students. Critics worry that
it could chill free speech on campus.
Inside Higher Ed, May 3, 2024
Washington Watch: Winners, losers under the College Cost Reduction Act
Republicans on the House Education and the Workforce Committee last week released
an institutional impact analysis of key portions of H.R. 6951, known as the College
Cost Reduction Act, which was passed by the committee on a party line vote in late
January. The analysis focused on the bill’s risk-sharing provisions as well its “Promise
Grants.”
Community College Daily, May 3, 2024