News Links | January 19, 2021
System News | Opinion
Peninsula College Dream Week honors King Jr
Peninsula College and the Port Angeles Racial Justice Collective are presenting Dream Week events to
honor Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy. The Dream Week Art Contest begins Monday and
will extend through Friday. Participants in “Joining Hands for Justice” are invited
to “capture Dr. King’s legacy with art in any medium.”
Peninsula Daily News, Jan. 17, 2021
Annual Tri-Cities MLK event is moving online because of COVID
Columbia Basin College is taking it’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration virtual this year. Because
of the COVID-19 pandemic, CBC leaders are holding off on the normal bell ringing,
speeches and award presentations for this year. Instead, a video celebrating Martin
Luther King Jr. Day will be posted on the college’s Facebook, YouTube and website.
Tri-City Herald, Jan. 16, 2021
The Gallery at TCC presents online Hartsfield Family Quilt exhibit
The Hartsfield Family Quilt Collection, dating from the time of slavery, will be on
display in the virtual Gallery at Tacoma Community College January 14-February 5 Online in The Gallery at TCC. The 12 quilts that comprise the
Hartsfield Collection were made by four different seamstresses from the Hartsfield
family from the 1850s to the 1920s, starting with a woman named “Miss Molly,” who
was born into slavery around 1840.
The Suburban Times, Jan. 15, 2021
'The honor is in the progress.' Pasco couple receives 2021 MLK Spirit Award
Daishaundra Loving-Hearne and Bryan Hearne are the winners of Columbia Basin College’s MLK Spirit Award for 2021. They were recognized for their community acitivism in
Urban Poet’s Society and the Tri-Cities Black Lives Matter Coalition. [Video]
Tri-City Herald, Jan. 15, 2021
Letter: Centralia College committed to an environment that welcomes free expression of all voices, opinions
Centralia College is committed to student success, academic excellence and supporting our community
in an inclusive and equitable learning environment. By that mission, Centralia College
affirms its commitment to an environment that welcomes the free expression of all
voices and all opinions, and the participation of all Lewis County and south Thurston
County residents.
The Daily Chronicle, Jan. 15, 2021
Clark College administration eyes spring quarter to bring groups of students back to campus
Updated vaccine distribution timeline for college faculty and staff crucial to next
steps, admin says ... In March of last year, Clark College faculty, staff and students set sail for what they thought would be a short, but
rough ride. Nearing a year later, they’ve had to learn to roll with the punches, and
adapt for the better.
Clark County Today, Jan. 14, 2021
Helen S. Smith Gallery presents ‘Art of the Quarantine’
The Helen S. Smith Gallery website at Green River College has partnered with a Vancouver, Washington, gallery to show works of art the latter
had gathered during the spring and summer of 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic hit the
Northwest. Now it wants to continue the Cave Gallery’s conversation by extending and
building on its exhibition to support artists, to build community, to dive into a
bigger academic conversation about the role of art and to support its mission during
trying times.
Auburn Reporter, Jan. 14, 2021
A conversation with Marlon James
James is the first of this year’s Hagen Center Speakers Series presented by Community Colleges of Spokane. The topic this year is "Diversity Dialogues: Conversations About Race and Equity.”
... Spokane Public Radio is the Speaker Series’ media partner and Marlon James joins
me now to talk about his work and the event with Spokane Community Colleges. [Audio]
Spokane Public Radio, Jan. 14, 2021
John and Cathy Natt, Benefactors of the Year for LCC
... After years of giving generously to universities close to their hearts, “the more
we learned about LCC, the more we came to realize that [Lower Columbia College] was doing a terrific job,” they are quoted in the press release. “Our gifts to LCC
would certainly have a greater impact than those to our other universities and would,
at the same time, help our hometown,” Natt said.
The Daily News, Jan. 14, 2021
Trends | Horizons | Education
‘It’s just too much’: Why some students are abandoning community colleges
... The decline in first-time enrollment at community colleges was a staggering 21
percent — with Black, Hispanic and Native American first-year students recording even
steeper drops, between 28 and 29 percent. Many factors are behind the plummeting enrollment
at two-year schools. The prospect of in-class learning raises the specter of Covid-19
infection. Remote instruction has worn out its welcome for many.
PBS News Hour, Jan. 19, 2021
SAT discontinues subject tests and optional essay
The College Board announced on Tuesday that it will discontinue the optional essay
component of the SAT and that it will no longer offer subject tests in U.S. history,
languages and math, among other topics. The organization, which administers the college
entrance exam in addition to several other tests, including Advanced Placement exams,
will instead focus efforts on a new digital version of the SAT.
NPR, Jan. 19, 2021
How much will your college receive in coronavirus stimulus funding, part 2?
The U.S. Department of Education last week released details on exactly how much money
thousands of colleges and universities are receiving out of $21.2 billion in COVID-19
emergency funding signed into law at the end of December.
Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 18, 2021
Politics | Local, State, National
Billions in aid head to colleges
The U.S. Education Department on Thursday made available the $21.2 billion in help
to higher education included in the coronavirus relief legislation Congress and President
Trump approved in December, but undocumented students could be left out of getting
help through emergency student grants again.
Inside Higher Ed, Jan. 15, 2021
Commentary: Washington Watch: ED releases ‘CARES 2.0’ funds
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Thursday announced the availability of new stimulus
dollars provided through the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations
Act (CRRSAA) to help both institutions and students. The funds are for the main formula
program that will provide $20.2 billion to nonprofit, undergraduate higher education
institutions.
Community College Daily, Jan. 14, 2021
