System News | Opinion
GHC selected to participate in free/reduced-price meal pilot program
Grays Harbor College was one of four Washington Community and Technical Colleges awarded funds from the
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) to promote food security for its students through a pilot program.
KXRO, Aug. 14, 2023
Creative Retirement Institute to celebrate 30th anniversary Aug. 22 at Edmonds College
... the [Edmonds College] organization “has thrived for three decades thanks to the volunteers who seek, with
ongoing intellectual curiosity, the answers to questions that they may have carried
with them for a short time or throughout their careers.
My Edmonds News, Aug. 11, 2023
Walla Walla Community College acquires new 3D technology to enhance health care teaching
Walla Walla Community College students and professors are in for a new experience this fall after WWCC recently
became the first community college in Washington to own an Anatomage — a new medical
teaching technology platform that uses 3D imagery.
La Grande Observer, Aug. 11, 2023
A new transit line and freeway are heading to Spokane Community College, but Kevin Brockbank prefers to walk around campus
The future has never been certain for former Spokane Community College President Kevin Brockbank. Before working in higher education, he thought he would
be a high school business teacher ... [Community Colleges of Spokane]
Inlander, Aug. 10, 2023
SFCC hosts Spokane Tribe students in STEM program
Walk into a classroom at Spokane Falls Community College this week, and you won't find college students. You'll find high school students
instead. More than 50 Spokane Tribe students are at SFCC this week to get excited
about STEM.
KREM, Aug. 9, 2023
Bob Mohrbacher commentary: Take a leap to get a foot in the door at Centralia College
... What gets less attention are all the amazing individuals who took a huge leap
just to get their foot in the door. I’m talking about the people who complete a short
certificate at Centralia College.
Centralia Chronicle, Aug. 7, 2023
Higher Education and Politics
Washington Watch: New federal guidance following affirmative action ruling
... Of particular note to community colleges ... These include programs at four-year
institutions that “commit them to enroll, support, and graduate students from disadvantaged
backgrounds, regardless of race, who are attending or have graduated from community
college.”
Community College Daily, Aug. 14, 2023
Zoom’s changing stances on AI and user data have faculty alarmed
Faculty members joined the social media outrage over Zoom’s ambiguity on using data
to feed its AI and machine learning platforms.
Inside Higher Ed, Aug. 11, 2023