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Convention Friends

Four men in white shirts and dark ties sit, appearing serious. A dimly lit stage background.

WWU alums who helped stage Dan Erickson’s play ‘Convention’ talk about seeing the beginnings of ‘Severance.’

Alum Rachel Addington is ‘Elizabeth G.’ on ‘Severance’

A long sterile hallway in a futuristic factory. Workers in lab coats stand near sleek gray machines. A woman in brown and a man in a suit are in the foreground.

Her journey to the hit show began years ago as a WWU undergrad.

The day KUGS went global

A 90s'era CRT monitor displaying a webpage with "KUGS 89.3" visible. A webcam sits atop.

Alumnus Keith Boyd looks back on WWU's student-run radio station hitting the internet.

Mabel Zoe Wilson: a visual history

Western’s first full-time librarian was a tough but kind academic known for throwing a great party.

Returning ancestors to their rightful homes

A woman in a plaid shirt browses meticulously organized archive boxes on shelves, reaching for a specific box. Pink notes label many containers.

Alum Alyson Rollins leads the repatriation of WWU’s Native American remains and cultural artifacts in Western’s care.

The Human Cost of Closed Borders

A blonde woman in a blue "Summer of Love" t-shirt stands before the Peace Arch, US/Canada border. She holds a denim jacket. Flags are visible.

WWU border experts Laurie Trautman and Edward Alden explore the lasting impact of pandemic border closures in their new book.

After COVID, another shock to the border

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Alumni Stories

2021: Magic of Numbers

How a fascination with numbers and magic led John Walton to the national stage.

Her American Upbringing

Joan Sung smiles and reclines on a modern-style white cushioned chair

WWU Alum Joan Sung’s debut memoir ‘Kinda Korean’ is an unvarnished look at her first-gen adolescence growing up with – as she puts it – an unapologetic ‘Tiger Mom.’

Big Southern Skies

Rubin Observatory stands on Cerro Pachón in Chile against a sky full of star trails in this long exposure night sky image

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is expected to show us a whole new view when it comes online in 2025. A WWU alum is on the team preparing for ‘first light.’

2019: Artistic Inspiration

Artist and entrepreneur Louie Gong wants to bring the work of ‘Inspired Natives’ to a larger audience.

Alumna Eowyn Ivey weaves fantastical yarns about the unforgiving beauty of the Alaska wilderness. Her own story about a small-town bookstore worker whose first novel nearly wins a Pulitzer Prize is just as inspiring.

Alison Luhrs, World Builder

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Research and Creativity

A Landmark in Sustainability

Modern dark-wood building with large glass windows, connected to a brick building by a walkway. Nestled in a wooded area.

Step inside the state's first publicly funded zero-energy university academic building.

Drawn to the Ocean

Joyce Block stands in the doorway of a small building, surrounded by woods.

Meet retired teacher Joyce Block, a grad student with a voracious mind and the work ethic of a South Dakota farm kid. She’s set her sights on an invasive crab intent on wrecking the Salish Sea.