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Viewpoint: Climate justice across the curriculum
As stated by the United Nations’ Climate Justice Global Alliance, climate justice
is the moral and ethical principle that seeks to address the disproportionate impact
of climate change on vulnerable communities and future generations. [North Seattle College, Bellevue College, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges]
Community College Daily, April 25, 2024
Annual Return to the River Salmon Festival set for Walla Walla in May
... "This is a great opportunity for people living in the valley to see and learn
about the conservation work going on locally, especially related to the reintroduction
of salmon to our Basin,” said Drew Trogstad-Isaacson, Interim Director of the Water
& Environmental Center. [Walla Walla Community College]
NBC Right Now, April 25, 2024
Three Edmonds College students recognized on All-Washington Academic Team
Edmonds College students Louella Cook, Xiang Gao and Dariga Rakhat have been selected as members of
the 2024 All-Washington (All-WA) Academic Team.
My Edmonds News, April 25, 2024
CBC celebrates Arbor Day!
... Columbia Basin College has planted trees on their campus in honor of Arbor day for at least 15 years now.
To students who help plant these trees it doesn't just add extra shade for them but
it's like leaving a mark on the campus.
Apple Valley News Now, April 24, 2024
Washington Watch: A look at FY24 community college earmarks
... Clark College (Washington) will receive $1 million through the Department of Labor to develop a
clean energy technical education program.
Community College Daily, April 24, 2024
Two prominent community leaders appointed to YVC Board of Trustees
Two prominent community members have been appointed to the Yakima Valley College Board of Trustees. YVC announced the appointments of David Morales and Laura Flores
to the Board on April 22.
NBC Right Now, April 23, 2024
Three Centralia College students named to All-Washington Academic Team
Centralia College has named three students to the 2024 All-Washington Academic Team. “The All-Washington
Academic Team program recognizes and honors the state's finest higher education students,”
Centralia College stated in a news release.
Centralia Chronicle, April 23, 2024
Bremerton's Olympic College is going to be on TV
Bremerton's Olympic College is going to be featured on "The College Tour" tomorrow. On the series, host Alex
Boylan — who's also known as the Season 2 winner of CBS’s "The Amazing Race" — tours
colleges and universities across the country.
South Sound Magazine, April 23, 2024
Nationwide FAFSA issues hit colleges and students in Central Washington
... Just like their peers across the country, Yakima Valley students have experienced
glitches, delays and errors using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or
FAFSA. [Yakima Valley College]
Yakima Herald-Republic, April 20, 2024
Higher Education and Politics
Report: Community college students lack information about career paths
Sizable portions of U.S. community college students are finding that their schools
are not equipping them with the knowledge to succeed after they graduate, according
to recent findings from University of Texas at Austin’s 2023 Community College Survey
of Student Engagement (CCCSE).
Diverse Education, April 24, 2024
Biden Administration finalizes overtime rule
The updated regulation will require colleges and universities across the country to
either raise staff salaries to $58,656 or grant them overtime pay by Jan. 1, 2025.
Inside Higher Ed, April 24, 2024
