luly 4, 2012
Page Z
Alternatives to a Bachelor’s Degree
States form
coalition to
boost career
training
(A P ) — M ore th an a y e a r
after the release o f a H arvard
U niversity report en couraging
the d evelopm ent o f m ore p a th
w ays to careers for young adults,
a coalition o f six states has b e
gun taking steps tow ard offering
viable alternatives for students
b ey o n d atten d in g a fo u r-y ea r
college.
T he P athw ays to P rosperity
report by H arvard U niversity's
G raduate S chool o f E ducation
co n cluded m illions o f students
are being shortchanged in p rep a
ration for a successful caree r by
a o ne-size-fits-all approach that
en co u rages everyone to earn a
b ach elor's degree.
p a u is ip c n c a in
T he resea rc h e rs n o ted that
w hile m ost jo b s now require so that more people can support
som e h ig h er education, ju s t a q u ire a b a c h e lo r s d e g re e o r
third o f those created in the c o m higher. T he sam e am o u n t w ill
ing years are ex p ected to re- need an associate's d eg ree o r
a rung county program mat helps reduce
themselves and their families.
o c c u p a tio n a l c re d e n tia l. T h e
rep o rt's au th o rs u rg ed the U .S .
to place a g re a te r em p h a sis on
a, p u vcn y uy supporting joD training and educatioi
occu p atio n al instruction,
Illin o is, M a in e, M a ssach u -
setts, M isso u ri, N o rth C aro lin a
continued
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Community Leader Dies
c o n t i n u e d f r o m fron t
Portland. If he had been successful,
he would have been only the sec
ond African American elected to
the Oregon Legislature at the time.
At PCC, during Oregon Legislative
sessions, Williams routinely testi
fied on bills of significance to com
munity colleges.
For all of his hard work at PCC,
Williams was selected for the Asso
ciation of Community College Trust
ees Pacific Region Trustee Leader
ship Award in 2010.
tural leaders come to assist PCC
students who have been involved
with the juvenile justice system.
Williams favorite quote echoed this
work and was, “To give without
remembering; to receive without
forgetting.”
He has been a force in local, state
and national political leadership for
many years. Williams was a candi
date for the state legislature, walk
ing door to door in his campaign to
James Hill is a communications
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