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On Wednesday night presidents of Washington’s six public colleges and universities gathered to discuss funding for higher education. Among the concerns expressed by the presidents was the ability to retain faculty and providing access to low and middle-income students. Business leaders from REI, Boeing and Microsoft also spoke about their concern about the future of Washington’s workforce – if the state does not have the capacity to educate its citizens, companies may be forced to search elsewhere for educated workers.
The Greater Good Campaign is hosting a conversation with six Washington public university and college presidents on Wednesday at Town Hall. The talk is titled “Six Presidents: An Unprecedented Conversation on Higher Education Funding in Washington State.” Read more about it here.
Washington’s chief economist, Dr. Arun Raha, announced today that he is resigning after three years effective Jan. 31.
Steve Lerch, who previously served as interim chief economic before Raha came on board, will fill the position temporarily during the search for a replacement.
Yesterday The Seattle Times published an article about a new report on higher education in Washington state. The report focuses on the number of Washington students graduating college and concluded that the system does not produce enough bachelor’s degrees. You can read the article here.
The press release, executive summary and full report are available from the Institute for Research on Higher Education.
The Washington state Legislature opened a new session today.
Throughout the 60-day session current budget information will be available from the Office of Planning and Budgeting via OPBlog . Check here for updates.
State Senator Margarita Prentice (D, 11th District) confirmed that she will not seek re-election in 2012. Prentice has served in the state senate for 20 years – this is her fifth term.
The UW’s state funding has been cut 50 percent in the past three years. The UW External Affairs staff has prepared a series of documents to help people understand what the cuts mean and why higher education funding needs to be a real priority in the next state budget.
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