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On Campus

Building a More Inclusive Teacher Workforce

aerial view of Red Square on a sunny day
Washington Education Association partners with WWU

Libraries, two colleges have new deans

Red Square at night.

WWU faculty join two new NSF-funded research centers

Emily Roland and Colin Amos, with Bellingham Bay and the San Juans in the background
One is devoted to the study of earthquakes, and the other focused on bridging Indigenous and “Western” scientific knowledge.

New climate change minor open to all students

A bench in Boulevard Park, normally on the shore, is surrounded by water.
Facing climate change will be the job of people in many fields.

‘Teaching Exclusion’ lecture explores antisemitism and racism in education

Adam Knowles, Margaret Jacobs and Hollie Mackie sit on stage smiling at and listening to an unseen member of the audience.
Western hosts the U.S. Holocaust Museum's Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture

Border Policy Research Institute begins new cross-border research projects

The Peace Arch on a sunny day
The partnerships mean more opportunities for undergrads

Give to What You Love at WWU
Give Day Save the Date Early Giving April 19 Give Day April 25

WWU People

A Viking Comes Full Circle

Jim Sterk, wearing a suit and tie, stands smiling in front of the entrance at Carver
Jim Sterk returns to Western to lead Viking Athletics

Jane Wong's 'furious, joyful memoir'

Jane Wong holds a bouquet of flowers.
The New York Times, Publisher's Weekly and Kirkus Reviews love 'Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City.'

WWU scientist, mentor Marco Hatch awarded Pew Fellowship

Marco Hatch stands on the rocky tidepools on the shoreline
Hatch's work combines mainstream science and ancestral knowledge

Legacies

Artistic Legacy

detail of the ornate Venetian glass "A Moth of Peace" chandelier as it hangs above people gathered at its dedication.
The most recent addition to Western’s Sculpture Collection has a link to the person who helped start it all.

A Place at the Table

a bottle of beer and a shot of whiskey sit next to an empty chair at a crowded bar with a sign that says Reserved for Sue Kidd Thank You for Everything.
Pierce County’s passionate restaurant reviewer Sue Kidd remembered

A future we couldn’t imagine

Terri McMahan in 1975 holds a volleyball
Title IX sparked seismic changes in gender equality in education

Mighty Women of Western

Western's women's basketball team celebrates on the court in 1972-73
Decades before Title IX, women at WWU were laying the groundwork for equality in women’s athletics

The Roehl Way

Tom Roehl smiles while wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with his smiling face and the words 'be comfortable being uncomfortable.'
Tom Roehl has spent 25 years encouraging students to stretch beyond boundaries

In Her Father’s Memory

a man smiles, wearing a cowboy hat, white T, jeans and boots, sitting on a rock next to a stream.
Julann Spromberg learned to love nature on her family farm, and learned to be a scientist at Western

A brighter financial future

Paul Merriman smiles
Alum Paul Merriman shares a lifetime of financial knowledge with WWU students and the community

Global Hitchhiker

A worn, torn backpack with INDIA NEW DELHI U.S.A. SEATTLE printed on the front.
How far could a guy get in 1960 with two feet, one thumb and 18 bucks?

Looking Under Rocks

Paul Rady
Geologist Paul Rady has a talent for finding oil and gas beneath the surface. He got his start with a crucial mentorship at Western.

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