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WWU to host spring career fair April 28	Job seekers who want to connect directly with employers are invited to attend Western Washington University’s Spring Career Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 28 in the Mac Gym of the Wade King Student Recreation Center. The free event, sponsored by the WWU Career Services Center…	2011-04-14
WWU's Gilman sends message to campus regarding state budget proposals		2011-04-13
$32.1B Senate budget cuts teacher pay 3%, raises tuition up to 16%	A $32.1 billion state budget proposal outlined by Senate Democratic and Republican negotiators Tuesday evening includes reforms that some lawmakers in each party have sought for years. Sacred cows are among the targets of an estimated $4.8 billion in cuts. They include a 3 percent pay cut…	2011-04-13
‘Heavy lifting’ looms in state budget talks	Now, the budget negotiations can begin in earnest. On Tuesday, the state Senate unveiled a bipartisan approach for erasing a projected $5.1 billion budget deficit that cuts more dollars from education, health care and human service programs than the House.&#13…	2011-04-13
How deep will students (and parents) have to dig for new tuition increases?	The state House has passed a 2011-13 biennial budget that calls for raising tuition by 11 to 13 percent at state-funded colleges and universities, meaning college students and their families will have to dig even deeper if they want to get a degree. For a full-time, in-state Western…	2011-04-12
State Senate to unveil their state spending plan	Washington state Senators are planning to unveil their budget proposal for the state's next two-year budget Tuesday evening - the last piece of the puzzle as lawmakers head for tough negotiations on government spending.	2011-04-12
State House passes budget plan with $4.4B in cuts	House lawmakers on Saturday approved their version of the next two-year state budget, voting 53-43 in favor of a proposal that would slash $4.4 billion in spending. With two weeks left in the 2011 legislative session, Saturday's vote moves lawmakers one step…	2011-04-11
Loss of $482 million will raise tuition, decrease slots for state's students	Washington's public colleges and universities face a bleak future under the budget approved by the state House: Double-digit tuition increases, fewer slots for Washington natives, and drastic program reductions are just a few of the money-saving measures under consideration.	2011-04-11
Protesters escorted out of Capitol by state patrol	Several protesters were dragged and escorted out of the Washington state Capitol building late Saturday evening. This follows three days of demonstrations against state budget cuts in which 17 people were arrested when they tried to storm the governor's office…	2011-04-11
Bruce Shepard talks higher ed funding on TV show 'KCTS 9 Connects'		2011-04-11

WWU to host spring career fair April 28

Job seekers who want to connect directly with employers are invited to attend Western Washington University’s Spring Career Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, April 28 in the Mac Gym of the Wade King Student Recreation Center.

The free event, sponsored by the WWU Career Services Center…

2011-04-14

WWU's Gilman sends message to campus regarding state budget proposals

2011-04-13

$32.1B Senate budget cuts teacher pay 3%, raises tuition up to 16%

A $32.1 billion state budget proposal outlined by Senate Democratic and Republican negotiators Tuesday evening includes reforms that some lawmakers in each party have sought for years.

Sacred cows are among the targets of an estimated $4.8 billion in cuts. They include a 3 percent pay cut…

2011-04-13

‘Heavy lifting’ looms in state budget talks

Now, the budget negotiations can begin in earnest.

On Tuesday, the state Senate unveiled a bipartisan approach for erasing a projected $5.1 billion budget deficit that cuts more dollars from education, health care and human service programs than the House.&#13…

2011-04-13

How deep will students (and parents) have to dig for new tuition increases?

The state House has passed a 2011-13 biennial budget that calls for raising tuition by 11 to 13 percent at state-funded colleges and universities, meaning college students and their families will have to dig even deeper if they want to get a degree.

For a full-time, in-state Western…

2011-04-12

State Senate to unveil their state spending plan

Washington state Senators are planning to unveil their budget proposal for the state's next two-year budget Tuesday evening - the last piece of the puzzle as lawmakers head for tough negotiations on government spending.

2011-04-12

State House passes budget plan with $4.4B in cuts

House lawmakers on Saturday approved their version of the next two-year state budget, voting 53-43 in favor of a proposal that would slash $4.4 billion in spending.

With two weeks left in the 2011 legislative session, Saturday's vote moves lawmakers one step…

2011-04-11

Loss of $482 million will raise tuition, decrease slots for state's students

Washington's public colleges and universities face a bleak future under the budget approved by the state House: Double-digit tuition increases, fewer slots for Washington natives, and drastic program reductions are just a few of the money-saving measures under consideration.

2011-04-11

Protesters escorted out of Capitol by state patrol

Several protesters were dragged and escorted out of the Washington state Capitol building late Saturday evening.

This follows three days of demonstrations against state budget cuts in which 17 people were arrested when they tried to storm the governor's office…

2011-04-11

Bruce Shepard talks higher ed funding on TV show 'KCTS 9 Connects'

2011-04-11