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Libyan students at WSU, elsewhere face end of educational chances
WSU's Libyan grad students have taken key roles in national efforts to stay in school despite the cutoff of their government's funds.
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In searching for new UW president, secrecy was a must
The Dean of the UW's College of Arts and Sciences explains why many good candidates, particularly sitting presidents wary of sending alarming signals to donors, normally refuse to enter open searches.
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What a McKenna package of ed reform might look like
Some Republican governors, such as Mitch Daniels in Indiana, are taking very bold steps in confronting the educational status quo. Will Rob McKenna use their playbook?
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Canada's election: moving right and moving left
Monday's election was a political transformation that saw the sudden collapse of the Liberals and the Bloc Quebecois, and the surprising rise of the NDP. The real winner, Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper, has turned squareness into charisma.
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Jet fuel from timber scraps? Sounds like the perfect Northwest marriage
Gov. Chris Gregoire just signed a law authorizing a test using timber scraps to make "green" jet fuel. Now the project just needs a facility, some timberland, and favorable economics.