Category: BRIEFS

Trump’s Proposal to Eliminate Department of Education Raises Concerns 

Posted on by Tidricus Williams

Bellingham, Wash. — President Donald Trump’s recent initiative to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education has sparked significant debate nationwide, with potential repercussions for educational institutions in Whatcom County, including Whatcom Community College. According to AP News, the administration is drafting an executive order to initiate the closure of the…

National Science Foundation gives Whatcom $1.28M for cybersecurity

Posted on by Horizon Staff

The National Science Foundation has awarded Whatcom Community College two cybersecurity grants totaling $1.28 million. The $930,000 “Expansion of the CyberWatch West Resource Center” grant builds on funding awarded to Whatcom in 2018 to establish a national resource center in cyber security education. The national resource center leverages Whatcom’s leadership…

Two award faculty excellence, 2018-2019

Posted on by Horizon Staff

Courtesy of Whatcom Community College Information Office Whatcom Community College’s Full-time Faculty Excellence Award for the 2018-19 academic year went to psychology instructor Melanie Zabel, while the Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award went to Transitional Learning’s ESL instructor Catalina Hope. Zabel began at Whatcom as an adjunct psychology instructor in 2009….

Whatcom pulls for higher voter turnout

Posted on by Horizon Staff

By Apple Parry The ASWCC is pushing for more students to vote in the November midterm elections. They started the #aswccROCKthevote campaign, which involves students finding painted rocks around campus and posting pictures of the rocks on social media with the hashtag “#aswccROCKthevote.” Whatcom voter registration is a key issue…

Self-censorship a necessary step after student reporter’s actions

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By Catherine Wallace Horizon Advisor and Journalism Adjunct Last quarter, for the first time in the five years since I’ve been advisor of the Horizon, we had to pull an issue from the racks. That’s a very serious step toward self-censorship and one I hope never to have to repeat….