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Adulting 101: 100+ pieces of advice and other life hacks for young graduates
Life advice from Kimberlee Messina, Spokane Falls Community College president: The soon-to-be graduates are too young to appreciate the Rolling Stones, but “you can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need” is pretty wise.
Life advice from Jenni Martin, Spokane Community College president: Master the moment. Master the work. In every job, take the opportunity
to learn and grow. Every position has value, no matter where you find it.
Inlander, May 1, 2025
Aircraft firefighting spring session starts May 1
Big Bend Community College will be hosting firefighters from throughout the Pacific Northwest at the spring
session of the Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Program beginning May 1.
Columbia Basin Herald, April 30, 2025
South Puget Sound Community College student selected for All-USA Academic Team Scholarship
Khanh Pham, a student from the South Puget Sound Community College, has been selected for the prestigious 2025 All-USA Academic Team Scholarship. The
selection comes with a $5,000 award.
JOLT News, April 30, 2025
‘Collaborative Identity’ makes differences not seem so different, after all
Tacoma Community College’s Gig Harbor campus recently held an opening reception for “Collaborative Identity:
A Dual Exhibition,” featuring art by award-winning Korean American visual artists
Emily Jounghee Won and Hannah Kyungsook Ra.
Gig Harbor Now, April 30, 2025
Bellevue College program gives business students career advantage
Bellevue College is highlighting its Business Leadership Community program, which is designed to help
students explore vocations to narrow down their career choices, build networking skills,
and learn how to dress and conduct themselves professionally.
425 Business, April 30, 2025
‘A different energy.’ Take a look inside Tacoma college’s new $39M building
A new building unveiled at Tacoma Community College last month has helped bring students and faculty together. The result of $39.3 million
set aside from the state Legislature in 2023, the new Center for Innovative Learning
and Engagement, or CILE...
News Tribune, April 27, 2025
Higher Education and Politics
Amid Trump crackdown, what’s happening with WA international students?
International students in Washington state and across the nation have faced a swirl
of confusion since many abruptly had their visas revoked or lost their legal status,
then saw their statuses reinstated, and then this week learned of new guidance expanding
the reasons why they can lose their legal status.
The Seattle Times, May 1, 2025
Washington Watch: House ed committee cuts Pell grants, approves risk-sharing
The House Education and Workforce Committee on Tuesday passed major changes to federal
student aid programs that, if unaltered, will dramatically reduce Pell Grant support
for community college students.
Community College Daily, April 30, 2025
DataPoints: Trends in awarded credentials
Community colleges awarded more than 1.45 million credentials in the 2022-23 academic
year, representing a 21% increase from the 1.19 million awarded 10 years earlier in
2012-13.
Community College Daily, April 30, 2025
