Julie Marie Wade, M.A., English, made tenure at Florida International University, where she’s an associate professor of English. Wade’s newest collection of poems is “Same-Sexy Marriage,” published by A Midsummer Night’s Press in 2018, and “The Unrhymables: Collaborations in Prose,” coauthored with Denise Duhamel and published this year by Noctuary Press.
Spring 2019
It all started with a few musicians deciding to return to the town where they got their start and perform together for the first time.
The percentage of WWU undergraduates who borrow to pay for college has declined for three years in a row
Alumna novelist Amy Hatvany points out where ‘yes is yes’ falls short in the conversation about consent and sex.
While sexual health programs in college have traditionally focused on STD and pregnancy prevention, the emphasis on consent is relatively new.
John and Mary Polikowsky spent long, happy careers teaching art and English. Now, more WWU students who dream of a life as a teacher will get their chance, too.
WWU research associate and NOAA Fisheries affiliate Jennifer Tennessen is studying the hunting behaviors of endangered orcas of the Salish Sea.
As the once-famous Bellingham author arises from obscurity, her champions say she’s more relevant than ever.
The estuary has important value for fish, wildlife, and local human residents
The grant funds recruiting and retaining academically talented, low-income students from diverse backgrounds
Western is among the first universities in the nation to provide composting bins to students living in residence halls.
Universities play an important role in increasing cultural competency
Class Notes
Julie Marie Wade - 2003
Class Notes (General)
Lydia Bennett - 1983
Class Notes (General)
Lydia Bennett, B.A., economics, is a broker for Saratoga Commercial Real Estate in Bellingham and owner of a commercial real estate advisory and training firm. She was also a speaker at WWU Commencement in June 2018.
Callie Halstead - 2012
Class Notes (General)
Callie Halstead, B.A., communication sciences and disorders, Spanish, is a speech pathologist in Longmont, Colorado, working with people recovering from strokes and other brain injuries.