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Rally and forum bring attention to deep cuts to higher education

Funding for higher education was on the mind of hundreds of students, faculty and community members today with both a community forum and an on-campus rally highlighting the issue.

In the face of continuing severe budget cuts to higher education facilities, such as…

Panel: Higher education cuts harmful to students, colleges and community

Continued budget cuts to the state higher education system will be detrimental to the quality of colleges and to the state and local economy.
That was the main message from a panel of people involved with Whatcom County higher education at the "Community Conversation on Higher…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø gets science grant of $590,000

A National Science Foundation grant worth $590,000 has been awarded to two Western Washington University professors to help encourage more female students to major in computer science and mathematics.

Students plan walkouts to protest budget cuts

Students are promising you'll see quite a commotion around the state's universities and colleges this week.

The Washington Student Associations says there will be walkouts and rallies at every major Washington university and college on Tuesday.

Lower Tolerance for Higher Education Cuts

The latest cuts to higher education in Washington appear to be the last straw for students. At eight schools across the state on Tuesday, they are holding walkouts and rallies, making phone calls and writing letters to get lawmakers' attention. The supplemental budget cuts $25 million in…

Lower Tolerance for Higher Education Cuts

The latest cuts to higher education in Washington appear to be the last straw for students. At eight schools across the state on Tuesday, they are holding walkouts and rallies, making phone calls and writing letters to get lawmakers' attention. The supplemental budget cuts $25 million in…

State university presidents paint grim picture on budget cuts

Fewer Washington state students would be admitted to the state's universities, and more high-paying out-of-state students would be accepted. Hundreds of faculty and staff jobs would be cut, and the time it takes to get a four-year degree would grow by several semesters or more, in effect…

Rally and forum on March 1 to focus on cuts to higher education
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Washington governor signs deficit cutting package

After more than a month of negotiations, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law Friday a package of deficit cutting measures that attempt to patch a shortfall of more than half a billion dollars in the current fiscal year.

But the action on Friday still leaves the…

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