Donna Gordon Blankinship, Associated PressStudentsWashington University Cancels Classes Over Hate SpeechSEATTLE — After a racist thread on social media sparked outrage on a quiet Washington state campus, college officials sent students home a day early for the Thanksgiving holiday. Western Washington University sent out an alert cancelling classes and an email to students just after 6 a.m. Tuesday from President Bruce Shepard. It is unknown […]November 24, 2015Faculty & StaffUniversity of Washington Names Cauce as PresidentThe University of Washington Board of Regents on Tuesday chose Ana Mari Cauce to be the school’s next president.October 13, 2015StudentsColleges Getting Out of Health Insurance BusinessThe federal health care overhaul is leading some colleges and universities to get out of the health insurance business.March 29, 2015StudentsStudy: College Performance Incentives Aren’t Big SuccessA business-inspired approach for rewarding community colleges for student outcomes has not led many more students to stay in school and earn associate’s degrees in Washington state.January 15, 2015StudentsStudy: College Bound Scholarship Program Sending Low-Income Kids to CollegeLow-income kids who participate in Washington’s College Bound scholarship program are going to college at nearly the same rate as their richer classmates and well ahead of other poor children who did not sign up, according to a new report released Monday.March 10, 2014HealthGates Foundation Hires California University Chancellor as CEOThe Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation named Tuesday the chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, to be the third CEO of the world’s largest charitable foundation.December 17, 2013StudentsWashington Universities Not Happy With Governor’s Tuition PlanGov. Chris Gregoire’s goal of not raising college tuition over the next two years is not sitting well with the leaders of Washington’s universities, who say the proposal fails to recognize the budget problems they face.January 1, 2013DisabiltiesWashinton’s GET Program Begins New Year Under ScrutinyAs Washington’s prepaid tuition program opens its doors to new investors on Thursday, parents and lawmakers are taking a closer look at the program and trying to decide what is best for the state and its children.October 31, 2012HomeResearcher Finds Easy Solution for Test AnxietyA simple writing exercise can relieve students of test anxiety and may help them get better scores than their less anxious classmates, a new study has found.January 13, 2011Page 1 of 1
