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Rep. Larsen: Fiscal cliff could affect higher education

Few details were offered Tuesday, Jan. 8, as U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, met with representatives from local colleges to talk about the next steps in the fiscal cliff debate.

But one thing was certain: The fiscal cliff - a combination of expiring tax cuts and automatic cuts to…

2013-01-09
WWU looks into Kitsap County Bachelors program

Bruce Shepherd, Western Washington University president, visited Olympic College’s Poulsbo campus yesterday to discuss the possibility of bringing a bachelor’s degree program to Kitsap County.

Shepherd met with Olympic college president, David Mitchell and vice president of instruction,…

2012-12-14
Office of Communications and Marketing has new name, location 2012-10-31
Western Window TV show airing on Me-TV KVOS 2012-10-10
WWU classes may expand 4-year degrees at OC Poulsbo

Olympic College may expand its four-year degree options in Poulsbo by offering more Western Washington University courses if the university sees a favorable response from potential students.

Plans are still in the exploratory phase, according to Steve Swan, vice…

2012-10-08
Roiled Over Raises

Governor Christine Gregoire of Washington State is considered a friend of public higher education, someone who has backed universities during tough fiscal times.
But in the last month, she found herself frustrated by one of those universities. So much so that the Democratic…

2012-07-11
Gregoire chastises WWU president over giving faculty big pay raises

Gov. Chris Gregoire has chastised Western Washington University for giving "significant salary increases" to faculty during a poor economy while students faced tuition hikes of 16 percent.

"In the worst economic times in 80 years, I am surprised that Western has entered…

2012-07-05
WWU audit: Former economic development director violated ethics policies

A prominent former employee of Western Washington University was the subject of an internal audit that indicates he violated ethical policies as well as received about $2,000 in travel expenses for which he was not eligible.
Tom Dorr, the director of Western's Center for Economic…

2012-04-25
'Western Window' airs on BTV 10

Western Washington University’s new T.V. show, “Western Window” is now airing on the city of Bellingham’s T.V. Channel 10 (BTV10).

Steve Swan, Vice President of University Relations, says the magazine-format T.V. show is produced monthly by Western students.
He says the show is…

2012-04-10
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