Appointed:  Feb. 2007
Term expires:  July 2008

Earl Hale is a consultant for the Ford Foundation on higher education policy and governance issues.  He joined the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges in 1970, and was serving as executive director when he retired from the agency in January 2006. 

A Cheney native who earned a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Washington, Hale is past Chairman of the National Council of State Directors in Community and Junior Colleges, and has served on numerous national and state committees.  He currently serves on the boards of the Olympia YMCA and Earth Share Washington.

In the News

5/16/2008
UW tuition could climb $400 next fall

5/15/2008
UW plan merges forestry school, 5 others

5/14/2008
Calling All Kids: Take Tough Courses

5/14/2008
Teach for America Sees Surge in Popularity

5/13/2008
Mid-Columbia students flocking to online classes

5/9/2008
Scholarship guru teaches kids the ropes

Employment

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Publications

2008 Strategic Master Plan for Higher Education

Key facts about higher education in Washington - 2007

Diversity in Washington Higher Education

2007-08 Tuition and Fee Rates - A National Comparison

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