Last updated: 02/18/2019
Growing up in Southern California, Mai-Ling Garcia’s grades were ragged; her long-term plans nonexistent. At age 20, she was living with her in-laws halfway between Los Angeles...
Last updated: 02/11/2019
Since its inception in 1998, Google has grown to one of the most powerful technology companies in the world. Now it is taking that influence directly to the classroom with an...
Last updated: 02/11/2019
Race, gender play role in college graduations Dr. Aldemaro Romero Jr. • Letters of Academia Published 10:59 am, Friday, July 28, 2017 Note: Dr. Romero's column is running today...
Last updated: 02/08/2019
Every year, Washington community colleges honor students who have overcome impossible odds to earn their degrees. Arma Carneh, the winner at Bates Technical College, is earning...
Last updated: 02/08/2019
Across the U.S., voters and advocates have been clamoring for a more accessible and affordable system of higher education. Answering that call, community colleges provide a...
Last updated: 02/06/2019
There’s no getting around it: community colleges spend a lot of money to power their campuses. In an effort to decrease expenditures, a number of campuses nationwide have turned...
Last updated: 02/04/2019
The college degree has solidified its role as the best ticket to the middle class. With the title “Good Jobs That Pay Without a B.A.,” new research from Georgetown University’s...
Last updated: 02/03/2019
Developmental education (also known as remedial education) serves as a major barrier to a disproportionate number of Black and Brown students in higher education. More than 70...
Last updated: 02/02/2019
An agreement between the state’s community colleges and the nonprofit Western Governors University Washington will help make it easier for students who earned a bachelor’s...
Last updated: 02/01/2019
While I frequently get good marketing ideas from other colleges, I also think we need to look to the commercial sector for inspiration. I recently got a lesson in good marketing...