None of those changes are unheard-of in higher education, but they’re relatively uncommon and therefore noteworthy when they all happen in the same place. Observers say they might make sense in a case like Dickinson’s but that they also reflect long-unfolding changes driven by different trends in higher education.
“I see all these changes in a long-term pattern of greater variation in the kinds of experiences and credentials that colleges and universities are willing to consider and sometimes inclined to favor as they choose a president,” said Richard Ekman, president of the Council of Independent Colleges, a trade group for private colleges and universities.
The Washington Apple Education Foundation held its annual meeting to elect and recognize officers and board members.
Laurie Knebusch was elected chairman of WAEF, replacing outgoing chairman Chris Willett. Knebusch was elected to the board of directors in 2017. At that time, she was the general manager at Cowiche Growers. She has served in an officer capacity at WAEF for the last two years.
Why our public memory is key to post-pandemic recovery
Two Northwest scholars on what the history of the 1918 flu can teach us about our return to normal today.
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An emergency hospital in Brookline, Massachusetts, during the 1918 influenza pandemic. (National Archives)
The COVID-19 pandemic is not over, but as vaccination rates increase, a desire to return to normalcy is, well, normal. What that normal will look like is a giant open question.
A recent Crosscut/Elway Poll suggested that people are both eager to resume a regular routine, but also cautious about taking public transit or shaking hands, among other things. Talking with friends and family, I have heard a variety of post-pandemic predictions and plans. One single friend who works in health care told me she can’t wait to kick up her heels. Others I know plan to continue to wear masks in public places, like supermarkets or events. It’s not that they’re skeptical of vaccines, just that during the past year they
A year into COVID-19, two Tacoma families still cheer first responders every night
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 5/1/2021 Matt Driscoll, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
May 1 In Hannah O Leary s house, it s come to be known simply as the 8 p.m. clap.
Every night, like clockwork, it happens. Her neighbors next door, and the family across the street emerge from their homes. Then they cheer wildly and yes clap for one full minute, on the dot. Like similar gestures that originated in Europe during the burgeoning days of the COVID-19 pandemic and spread to the United States in the heyday of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, it started as a way for two families to show respect and gratitude for first-line responders and essential workers.
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