System News | Opinion
Metallica foundation adds $10M to workforce initiative
...Richardson said she particularly appreciates the college leaders who have embraced
the program. Kevin Brockbank, chancellor of the Spokane Colleges district (Washington), comes to each MSI meeting sporting a business suit and a Metallica
shirt, she noted.
Community College Daily, April 13, 2026
Shoreline students earn statewide academic honors
Two students from Shoreline Community College have been named to the 2026 All-Washington Academic Team, a statewide honor recognizing
academic excellence and community service.
NW Asian Weekly, April 13, 2025
Commentary: WWCC is adapting to serve our communities, now and in the future
For almost 60 years, Walla Walla Community College has served as a pathway to opportunity for students across Walla Walla, Columbia,
Asotin and Garfield counties. Our mission has not changed. What is changing is the
environment in which we operate and how we must respond to it. ... Chad Hickox is the president of Walla Walla Community College.
Union-Bulletin, April 11, 2026
WWCC board votes to close Clarkston campus
On Thursday, the Walla Walla Community College board of trustees voted 3-2 to adopt a motion that would close its Clarkston campus
in June 2028, with a teach-out period for existing students, if the college does not
succeed in developing new, significant and sustainable funding.
The Lewiston Tribune, April 10, 2026
Seattle Central College taps former SPS official for interim president
Former Seattle Public Schools superintendent Brent Jones will be the interim president
of Seattle Central College, the college’s chancellor announced Wednesday. Jones’ six-month appointment to the
position begins Monday.
The Seattle Times, April 9, 2026
SPSCC celebrates first graduates of Evening & Weekend Nursing Program
South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) celebrated the first graduating class of the Evening & Weekend Nursing Program. The
program is the only full-time evening and weekend nursing option in the area.
JOLT News, April 9, 2026
WVC students chosen for 2026 All-Washington Academic Team
Wenatchee Valley College announced that two of its students, Hailey Hopkins and Ethan Kamphaus, were recently
selected for the 2026 All-Washington Academic Team.
The Wenatchee World, April 6, 2026
Higher Education and Politics
Why community colleges are the new frontier for older adult learners
...Dr. Thomas Brock, director of the Community College Research Center at Teachers
College, Columbia University, says the trend of older adults returning to community
college for new skills and credentials is not new, but it is intensifying in ways
that reflect the anxieties of the current moment.
The EDU Ledger, April 13, 2026
Student visa refusals reached high of 35% last year
After international student enrollment crashed in fall 2025, a report from Shorelight,
an international education firm, illuminates one factor that led to that decline:
a bump in F-1 visa rejections, especially for students from a handful of countries
that typically supply large numbers of international enrollees.
Inside Higher Ed, April 11, 2026
How colleges want to tweak Workforce Pell regs
The Education Department is another step closer to finalizing plans to expand the
Pell Grant to short-term workforce-aligned programs, but colleges want the agency
to first make some key changes to the draft regulations.
Inside Higher Ed, April 10, 2026
