News Links | February 24, 2022
System News | Opinion
Change, innovation at forefront for Edmonds College, officials say
As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever to
be able to embrace change and foster innovation. Those were among the thoughts shared
by the president of Edmonds College and his vice president of innovation and strategic partnerships during the Edmonds
Chamber of Commerce’s virtual lunch meeting Wednesday.
Lynnwood Today, Feb. 23, 2022
Editorial: Students best use of state’s unexpected revenue
Student Brendan Fellows works on an assignment at the Advanced Manufacturing Training
& Education Center at Everett Community College in June 2020. [Picture]
Everett Herald, Feb. 20, 2022
Applications up, masks coming off at CBC
Leaders with Columbia Basin College (CBC) said they will remove their mask requirement for students and employees on March
21, following the timeline set by Governor Jay Inslee. Currently, masks are required
indoors on all CBC campuses.
KEPR, Feb. 20, 2022
Trends | Horizons | Education
Land acknowledgments spur controversies
A controversial land acknowledgment led to a clash between a University of Washington
professor and administrators. Native scholars say the practice has value but can be
problematic without a commitment to supporting Indigenous communities.
Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 23, 2022
New STEM indicators
The National Science Board on Tuesday published “Higher Education in Science and Engineering,”
a new set of congressionally mandated STEM indicators. Key findings include those
on undergraduate enrollment, which dropped by 3.6 percent over all in fall 2020, with
public community colleges showing the sharpest decline at 10 percent.
Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 23, 2022
"A wake-up call": Student parents of color endure high basic needs insecurity
Nearly a quarter of today’s college students are parenting, yet advocates, experts,
and student parents themselves say that this population is often overlooked with grave
consequences. Among student parents of color in particular, especially Black fathers,
the pandemic has brought higher rates of basic needs insecurity ...
Diverse Education, Feb. 21, 2022
Student loan scams are on the rise as the pause on payments is due to expire
Like millions of Americans, Emmy Ross has a bunch of student debt. So when she started
getting phone calls from people offering to help have the loans forgiven, she was
immediately interested. The problem? They were scammers asking for things such as
her account details or credit card number.
NPR, Feb. 21, 2022
Politics | Local, State, National
States ask Ed Dept. for funding waivers
Eight states and one territory are asking the Department of Education to waive a requirement
that stipulates they must continue funding higher education at or above current levels
in order to keep the federal dollars they received during the pandemic. ... Colorado,
Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and Washington
have asked the Department of Education to waive the maintenance-of-effort requirement.
Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 24, 2022