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Renovated Miller Hall dedicated on campus 2011-11-03
Update: Gov. Gregoire proposes cutting state education by up to $1.5 billion

Gov. Chris Gregoire just released a list of possible budget reductions. And education, especially higher education, is taking quite a hit.

Gregoire’s budget cut list includes about $4.2 billion in cuts for the rest of the 2011-13 biennium. However, about $2 billion of those cuts are what…

2011-10-28
WWU Officials Express Concern Over State Budget Cuts

Officials at Western Washington University are gravely concerned about deep cuts to education in Governor Chris Gregoire’s supplemental budget proposal.

The Governor has suggested cuts of 15 to 20 percent to higher education which would equate to about ten to 13 million dollars.

2011-10-28
Gregoire outlines grim choices for budget cuts

For the fourth year in a row, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday outlined more than $1.5 billion in state cuts to health care, social services, prisons and education.

The latest round would increase public-school class sizes, eliminate subsidized health care for the…

2011-10-28
Present Shepard addresses campus community regarding governor's supplemental budget proposal 2011-10-27
In memoriam: Scott White 2011-10-25
CWU students protest $500,000 incentive bonus

About 50 people protested on Central Washington University's campus Friday over President James Gaudino's recently announced $500,000 incentive bonus.

Participants said about 40 of the protesters were students, with teachers or staff making up the rest.…

2011-10-24
How long can this bubble rise?

We’ve seen a few bubbles in our day, and this looks like a bubble. College students and their families are borrowing ever-larger sums to finance post-secondary education, only to end up empty-handed. The rewards that come from a college degree, if there are rewards to be had, may not justify the…

2011-10-24
CWU president to get $500,000 incentive pay

Central Washington University President James Gaudino will earn $500,000 in incentive pay if he stays with the university for five more years, under a contract renewal approved this month by the school's trustees.

The decision has upset faculty, students and…

2011-10-18
President Shepard addresses faculty and staff at annual convocation 2011-09-16
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