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Changing the Game: Learning Chemistry While Incarcerated

Most educators love teaching classes with engaged students. One such class that Dr. Sonya Doucette, a chemistry professor at Bellevue College, taught was filled with 18 curious, attentive, and excited-to-learn students. They were also incarcerated.

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At the Corner of Education and Healthcare

As demand for healthcare workers continues to grow, Bellevue College has become a steady source of trained professionals through its Nursing and Radiologic Technology programs.

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Everything Monahan Studio’s Nicole Monahan Does in a Day | 425 Magazine

A profile feature story on Bellevue College drawing instructor Nicole Monahan.

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Computer Science Instructor Wins ACT Faculty Member Award

Bellevue College is pleased to announce that Dr. Sara Farag, an instructor and chair of the college’s Computer Science program, has recently won the 2026 ACT Faculty Member Award by the Washington State Association of College Trustees.

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Communication Professor Receives Fulbright International Education Administrators Award

With five study abroad programs to choose from, Bellevue College is one step closer to adding one more to the list of countries students can travel to. 

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The Ethics and Artistics of Generative AI | Teachers and Writers Magazine

Bellevue College instructor Dan Tremaglio dives into ChatGPT as someone who teaches creative writing and literature.

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College Partners with Korean Universities, City to Expand Learning and Innovation

Imagine a city with kiosks providing free access to life-saving information for unhoused people living on the streets. At their fingertips is a map of available warm beds and shelter, information on food bank hours of operation, and whether or not there is a wait time for those services – all in 16 different languages.

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Politics are everywhere. Is Super Bowl 2026 different? | The Seattle Times

Sebastian Mayer, a political-science professor at Bellevue College, discusses politics in sports.

Lenovo Qira

Lenovo’s Qira is a Bet on Ambient, Cross-device AI—and on a New Kind of Operating System | TechSpective

Associate Adjunct Professor at Bellevue College Daniel Rasmus provides a unique perspective on Lenovo’s Qira.

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Her mother died. Why she brings it up every time a new semester begins. | The Enquirer

On a gloomy Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday, one of my most driven and responsible students sent me a message before class asking if I could stay on Zoom after the meeting to talk about something “personal.”