Panel to debate options for postsecondary education

Leaders in higher education will talk about a liberal arts education versus career and technical training and their roles in shaping the workforce at a panel debate Feb. 11.

The debate will be held as part of the Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County’s 2020 Economic Forecast Night, which starts at 5 p.m. at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge.

The panel will include Tom Keegan, president of Skagit Valley College; Sabah Randhawa, president of Western Washington University; Isiaah Crawford, president of the University of Puget Sound; and Paul Pitre, chancellor for Washington State University’s Everett campus.