System News | Opinion

Peninsula College staff follows up on cyber attack

Peninsula College has received more information about the number of students, employees and retirees whose personally identifiable information may have been exposed by a third-party cybersecurity incident. 
Peninsula Daily News, Sept. 11, 2023

Can AI be used in schools to support learning?

... “AI is the way of the future and many of our instructors are embracing that,” said Megan Kaptik, Manager of Bellevue College’s Student Care and Community Standards.
KIRO 7, Sept. 8, 2023

Soul of the CD: PACT Program building pipeline of construction talent

... there aren’t enough qualified workers to hire. The PACT Program at Seattle Central College is helping fill that void. PACT is short for "pre-apprenticeship construction program." 
FOX 13, Sept. 6, 2023

Why South Puget Sound Community College alumni success stories matter

South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) values its relationships with students long after they graduate to pursue their careers. Alumni involvement is part of a natural continuum that helps the college stay in touch with its growing community.
Thurston Talk, Sept. 6, 2023

Higher Education and Politics

Students press Biden Administration to finalize new Title IX rules

When he ran for president in 2020, Joe Biden pledged to take bold action to strengthen Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the federal gender-equity law that prohibits sex discrimination at federally funded colleges and universities ...
Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 12, 2023