Harlow Poffenberger | The Seattle Collegian On October 15, Katherine Kehrli, Associate Dean of the Seattle Culinary Department, emailed the department’s faculty, asking them not to respond to questions from the Seattle Collegian journalist, Alexa Villatoro, who’d been working on a story about budget cuts and the possible closure of Central’s culinary arts program. Kerhli instructed faculty to “refer all media…
Alexa Villatoro | The Seattle Collegian Though Seattle Colleges has been experiencing budget deficits for years, the district and its colleges today face unprecedented revenue and expenditure shortfalls. But amid efforts from college and district administrations to provide greater financial transparency, ethical questions surrounding budget cuts endure. At Seattle Central College, seven different programs have been under review for reductions and…