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• College-bound would be wise to study changes in financial aid

  February 12, 2012 in Business on Page E5 NEW YORK – The mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way. In the weeks ahead, colleges will begin mailing out their much-anticipated acceptance letters and …

• Vending machine dispenses ’morning-after’ pill

  February 7, 2012 in Nation/World SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - Students at Shippensburg University in central Pennsylvania can get the “morning-after” pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine installed at the request of the student government. 40

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  College’s rising cost steering students to private, smaller institutions

  January 29, 2012 in City on Page A1 Demetrius Dennis shopped carefully to find the best college education for the lowest price. “I reviewed the departments, programs offered and cost of tuition,” said Dennis, 34. “Financing contributed at … 34

• State higher education spending sees big decline

  January 23, 2012 in Nation/World MIAMI — State funding for higher education has declined because of a slow recovery from the recession and the end of federal stimulus money, according to a study released Monday. 17

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  LC-CDA executive director strives for academic success locally

  October 9, 2011 in Business, Idaho on Page E1 When she was 54, Cyndie Hammond became the second person in North Idaho to earn a doctorate in education through the University of Idaho in Coeur d’Alene. Since then, the …

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  New ground breaking on Riverpoint project

  October 5, 2011 in City on Page A1 When Erik Nelson went back to school to become a pharmacist, he faced a long road, in more ways than one. A young father living in Spokane, Nelson enrolled in … 18

• WSU merger plan draws concern

  September 4, 2011 in Region on Page B2 The chair-elect of the Washington State University faculty senate says getting everyone to agree with the administration’s money-saving plan to combine the College of Liberal Arts and College of Sciences …

• Higher ed, lower affordability

  July 16, 2011 in City on Page B1 Nineteen months ago, Washington’s higher education officials did what higher education officials do. They looked at a problem and wrote a report. 2

• UW considers 20 percent tuition increase this fall

  June 10, 2011 in News, Region The University of Washington plans to vote on a proposal to raise tuition 20 percent this fall, while also considering a plan to use much of that increase to pay … 4

• Lawmakers agree on tuition plan

  May 8, 2011 in City on Page B3 SEATTLE – Lawmakers say they’ve come to an agreement in principle on a higher-education bill that would give the state’s five public universities and the Evergreen State College authority to …

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  Slated for demolition, SFCC’s Building 4 is giving its all for art

  May 6, 2011 in City on Page A1 It’s the wildest doomed building you’ve ever seen. Blue, painted tree branches sprout from the hallway walls, which are a riot of color and forms. A forest of whittled limbs … 6

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  EWU students protest budget

  May 3, 2011 in City on Page A6 A group of Eastern Washington University students have begun a weeklong protest on the Cheney campus to draw attention to imminent spending cuts by the state Legislature, now beginning its … 26

• Higher education takes a beating in proposed budget

  April 10, 2011 in News 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 … 1

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  EWU profs show college ‘firsts’ can change destiny of family

  April 10, 2011 in Features on Page D1 Martin Meraz-Garcia would drive his mother to the Tri-Cities fields at 4:30 in the morning and together they picked cherries and his nose would bleed, stinging with pesticides, and he … 21

• Editorial: Washington must invest in higher education

  February 19, 2011 in Opinion on Page B4 Our leaders are great at selling the value of higher education and its importance to the overall health of national, state and local economies, but they fail in keeping the … 6

• State struggling to keep up with education fund

  February 17, 2011 in City on Page A1 Washington state has to change its popular prepaid college tuition program or risk financial problems down the road, a legislative panel learned Wednesday. The Guaranteed Education Tuition Program could face … 4

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  Students relying more on loans, jobs to afford education

    February 14, 2011 in City on Page A1 PULLMAN – Mercedes Sheffield works three jobs, receives state help to buy food and will graduate from Washington State University this year with more than $20,000 in debt. Sheffield, a … 21

• State cuts shifting NIC funding burden to taxpayers, students

  January 27, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Falling state funding for higher education could lead to higher property taxes in North Idaho, state lawmakers were warned Wednesday as they heard North Idaho College’s budget request …

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  WSU associate dean says nursing can be healthy career choice

  January 24, 2011 in City on Page A5 Today’s nursing school graduates continue to find good jobs even as the economy stumbles along and the uncertainty of health care reform looms. Anne Hirsch, senior associate dean of the … 1

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  EWU financial aid director has free advice: We’re here to help

  January 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 College students and their families are filling out their financial aid applications this month in hopes of receiving grants and low-interest student loans – a once-daunting process. Shannon Flynn, the … 2

• Higher-ed task force unveils list of solutions

  January 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – A task force charged with finding stable money to pay for higher education in Washington state has some ideas it wants the Legislature to consider. At the top …

• Vestal: Quiet woman had big heart, loved giving

  December 24, 2010 in City on Page A5 Barbara Bethards loved Christmas. She’d gather gifts with personal touches. Items that reflected her friends’ pets, hobbies, passions. Charm bracelets. Pet photos. Cross-stitching. Bags filled with emblems of thoughtfulness.

• College tuition costs climbing again this fall

  October 28, 2010 in Business, Nation/World College tuition costs shot up again this fall, and students and their families are leaning more on the federal government to make higher education more affordable in tough economic times, … 3

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  Vestal: Improving job prospects through school has hefty price

  October 20, 2010 in City on Page A1 Sara Kerbs-Ridenour is a schoolteacher working on a master’s degree in special ed. She’s 24, with three years of experience in the classroom. A Spokane native, she returned to Eastern … 13

• Enrollment rises at state’s public colleges

  October 20, 2010 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Enrollment is up again this fall at Washington’s public universities, despite cuts in state dollars to support their operations. Part of the enrollment jump comes from an intentional …

• WSU president rejects across-board cuts

  October 1, 2010 in City on Page A6 SPOKANE – Facing millions of dollars in budget cuts, Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd said the school needs to make a stronger case about the importance of higher …

• Caldwell: Spokane’s higher-ed grades improving

  September 19, 2010 in Business on Page E1 Spokane is not at the forefront of higher education. Lack of a major research institution has consistently been called a weakness as community officials assemble a 21st-century information-based economic curriculum. …

• Merger to create environmental studies unit at WSU

  July 27, 2010 in Idaho, Region A departmental merger years in the making is finally moving ahead at Washington State University after being put on hold since 2008 by budget cuts.

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  Spenser Williams, 21

  May 23, 2010 in Business on Page A1 Spenser Williams graduated this spring from Gonzaga University with a degree in math and economics. This past year he had a paid internship with Avista Utilities, working on power analysis. … 2

• Census says women equal to men in advanced degrees

  April 20, 2010 in Nation/World Women are now just as likely as men to have completed college and to hold an advanced degree, part of an accelerating trend of educational gains that have shielded women … 9

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