News Links | July 28, 2022
System News | Opinion
Upward Bound Program helps underserved students get into college
The Upward Bound Program has been around at Yakima Valley College for decades. It continues to impact the lives of underserved students by showing
them they can go to college too and how to prepare for it.
NBC Right Now, July 25, 2022
Sen. Murray announces additional pandemic relief for WA higher education; Includes GHC
Grays Harbor College will receive nearly $400,000 in additional federal pandemic relief. Senator Patty
Murray, Chair of the Senate Education Committee and a senior member of the Senate
Appropriations Committee ...
KXRO News Radio, July 22, 2022
Edmonds College awarded grant for new AI lab
Edmonds College was awarded a $40,000 grant from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC),
Dell Technologies, and Intel, as part of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Incubator
Network Initiative.
Edmonds Beacon, July 21, 2022
Cascadia College is creating a model for campus sustainability
Cascadia College, located in Bothell, is using sustainable practices to confront major environmental
problems like climate change and deforestation. In 2021, the college won the Campus
Sustainability Achievement Award ...
Woodinville Weekly, July 20, 2022
Dr. Jack Kahn to start July 2 as the next president of Shoreline Community College
... “I was drawn to the student-centered organization of the academic pathways and,
of course, all of the great academic programs at [Shoreline Community College]. I really enjoyed seeing the innovative new programs such as the mental health and
policing merge.” said Kahn.
Shoreline Area News, June 24, 2022
Trends | Horizons | Education
A growing number of Americans are questioning the value of going to college
... In line with previous years, the survey finds that Democrats and Republicans disagree
about multiple aspects of higher education. While 73% of Democrats believe colleges
and universities have a positive impact on the country, only 37% of Republicans feel
that way.
NPR, July 26, 2022
Major returns for adult learners going back to college
... The report also found that adult learners who earned associate degrees in more
technical fields such as engineering and health had greater economic mobility gains
than those who pursued bachelor's degrees in less technical fields such as business
or psychology.
Inside Higher Ed, July 25, 2022
Ransomware attacks against higher ed increase
Colleges and universities experienced a surge in ransomware attacks in 2021, and those
attacks had significant operational and financial costs, according to a new report.
Inside Higher Ed, July 22, 2022
Survey: More than half of higher ed workers plan to leave
Many higher education employees are headed for the exits, according to a new survey
from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, which
found that more than half of respondents said they were likely to look for other employment
within the next 12 months.
Inside Higher Ed, July 22, 2022
Politics | Local, State, National
Washington Watch: Senate competition bill doesn’t include short-term Pell
... Instead, the Senate is poised to pass a slimmed-down bill that jettisons many
of the provisions in the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, including a short-term
Pell amendment added to the legislation by the House.
Community College Daily, July 22, 2022