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College to Host ‘Never Again is Now: A Permanent Commitment’ Ceremony June 11
Bellevue College will hold a ceremony for the permanent installation of the Never Again is Now mural on campus on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
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BC Art Instructor’s Work to be Exhibited at Seattle Art Museum
Changing the World Through Art How BC instructor Jono Vaughan is creating new intersections between gender, art, social identity and activism [caption id="attachment_12511" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Project 42 garment that honors Tiffany Berry[/caption] In April, the Seattle Art Museum will begin exhibiting Project 42, a multidisciplinary work by Jono Vaughan that honors transgender lives lost to…
Three BC Students Named to All-Washington Academic Team
Three BC students, Brenda Akoto, Alberto Gonzalez and Casey Tuttle have made the 2018 All-Washington Academic Team, and will be honored at a ceremony Thursday, March 22, at South Puget Sound Community College, in Olympia. Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman will be the keynote speaker. The All-Washington Academic Team program recognizes Washington state's finest…
Inslee Names Richard Leigh to Bellevue College Board of Trustees
Bellevue College (BC) announced that Governor Jay Inslee has appointed Richard Leigh to its board of trustees. The six-member board’s duties include setting the college’s strategic direction, establishing policy for the college, and approving budgets. Leigh currently acts as general counsel for SEIU 775 Benefits Group, a non-profit healthcare entity, serving on their senior leadership…
Tasmanian Fulbright Scholar Teaches Virtual Reality at BC
James Riggall, a Fulbright Scholar and founder of the Tasmanian startup Bitlink, is introducing students to the virtual world, live in the collaboratory at Bellevue College and live-streamed to innovation hubs on the other side of the earth in Tasmania. One class offered for Winter Quarter, Virtual Reality Design and Communications, is geared for anyone…