<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/blogs/news-links/2026/january/2026-01-13.aspx" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>01/13/2026</pubDate><title>News Links | Jan. 13, 2026</title><description>Vernon "Pete" Pickett: 1933 - 2026 | Edmonds College leads Snohomish County education innovation with robotics, AI, and free training programs | Clark College celebrates Advanced Manufacturing Center in Ridgefield with ribbon-cutting | Teresa Rich named 17th president of Yakima Valley College | SPSCC earns prestigious INACSL Healthcare Simulation Standards Endorsement | Head Start programs can continue diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, a federal judge rules, upending Trump executive orders</description><author>SBCTC Communications</author><category>Lower Columbia College, Edmonds College, Clark College, Yakima Valley College, South Puget Sound Community College, Spokane Colleges</category><image><img src="" alt=""/></image><image-caption>Image caption | Leo sapien convallis odio, eget pellentesque ex erat vitae quam.</image-caption></item>