Marianne Louise Murphy, 65, a retired Christian missionary in Japan, on Oct. 6, 2022.
Winter 2023
Decades before Title IX, women at WWU were laying the groundwork for equality in women’s athletics
Basketball gave Gracie Phelps a place to start healing after childhood abuse, and the courage to seek justice.
Hear from a few faculty at Western who are forging ahead in academic fields previously (or still) dominated by men
The team's unofficial journalist became one of the first women sports reporters
Western's cabin on Sinclair Island has a storied history
A look at women's athletics at Western before Title IX
Two national champs, a professional athlete, and a legendary athletics historian
One of the great achievements of the women's movement was the enactment of Title IX
His Lavender Country is considered the first openly gay country and western band
Big changes were already under way at Western the year Title IX was enacted.
Class Notes
Marianne Louise Murphy - 1979
Obituaries
Maryalice Brockway - 1957
Obituaries
Maryalice Brockway, 87, who retired after 40 years teaching in the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District in California, on Sept. 8, 2022.
Zoë Fejeran - 2017
Class Notes (General)
Zoë Fejeran, B.A., art history, is the Western Gallery’s new museum educator. Before returning to Western, Zoë completed a master’s degree in art education at the University of Texas at Austin.