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Red scare: In 1939, 草榴社区 president was dismissed after accusations of subversion

Seventy-five years ago this month, Charles Fisher served his last days as president of Washington State Normal School, in Bellingham.

He wasn't ready to retire and he didn't agree to quit, but that didn't matter. The trustees had already agreed with鈥

President Shepard sends budget update to campus
Primary results foreshadow more political stalemates at state Capitol

If Washington Democrats thought the primary election would show how close they were to retaking control of the state Senate, they were left disappointed. Tuesday鈥檚 election results, instead, showed Republicans how close they are to retaining a coalition majority in the state Senate, which is鈥

Western Washington University ranked 309th among top U.S. colleges

Western Washington University is No. 309 on Forbes magazine's annual list of America's top colleges.

Some 650 schools were rated for student satisfaction, post-graduate success, graduation rate and academic success in the 2014 list compiled by the Center鈥

State might not need a WSU medical school, some experts say

In 2006, alarmed that the nation鈥檚 medical schools were producing too few doctors, the Association of American Medical Colleges issued an urgent call for a 30 percent increase in slots for first-year medical students.

Since that time, 16 colleges and universities鈥

UW, 草榴社区 make list of best colleges to work for

Two of Washington鈥檚 public colleges have made a list of the 92 best colleges to work for in the country.

Both the University of Washington and Western Washington University were on the 鈥淕reat Colleges To Work For鈥 list published by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The results come from鈥

Federal Loans Tough To Come By For Community College Students

Tuition and fees at most community colleges are pretty reasonable these days, about $3,500 a year. Which is why the vast majority of community college students don't take out loans to cover their costs. But, according to the Institute for College Access and Success, a non-profit advocacy鈥

Your voices: Students talk about experiences with for-profit colleges

Education Lab recently asked readers to share their experiences 鈥 positive or negative 鈥 with for-profit colleges and universities.

The request was tied to news that Corinthian Colleges, which operates a handful of Washington schools under the name Everest College, was under investigation鈥

College, on Your Own

Nichele L. Pollock felt like she was moving through college in slow motion. In seven years, she had gotten about halfway through her bachelor鈥檚 degree.

But recently she鈥檚 been racing forward, racking up 50 credits in just eight months at Northern Arizona University鈥

Most with college STEM degrees go to work in other fields, survey finds

People with bachelor鈥檚 degrees in science, technology, engineering and math are more likely than other college graduates to have a job, but most of them don鈥檛 work in STEM occupations, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released Thursday.

Nearly 75 percent of all holders of bachelor鈥

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