Sean Behl | The Seattle Collegian Sean Behl, 21, is the Vice President of Community and Technical College Student Affairs in the Washington Student Association (WSA). As a political science major, he is currently attending the University of Washington in Seattle, where he serves as the Director of Legislative Affairs for the undergraduate student population. He is also the political director…
Mo Dulitz | The Seattle Collegian The American Federation of Teachers Seattle Local 1789 (AFT) continues their struggle to obtain a living wage for instructors at the Seattle Colleges District (SCD). Although Seattle’s cost-of-living is in perpetual ascent, and faculty at Seattle Central College (SCC) haven’t received a raise in over three years, SCD Administrative Services has yet to agree to…
Mo Dulitz | The Seattle Collegian In an anonymous letter from a Seattle Colleges tenured faculty member, included in the opening wage proposal by the American Federation of Teachers Seattle Local 1789 (AFT) to the Seattle Colleges District (SCD) in March, 2022, the teacher explains the trials they have endured due to ongoing contract negotiations that have left teachers at Seattle…
Alexa Villatoro | The Seattle Collegian Washington state community and technical colleges are continuing to face precipitous enrollment declines this year, part of a national trend, despite a return to in-person learning and incremental pandemic relief. To target downward enrollment trends, the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) has led more equity-focused improvements for access to higher education. Guided…
Roy Nam | The Seattle Collegian After Seattle Community College’s decision to cut down their budget, several departments of the SCC will be merged. IT help desks have been experiencing this, and English as a Second Language (ESL) programs might undergo the same, as the International Education Program Offices of North, South, and central campus will be merged into one. This…