Latest from The Spokesman-Review

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  First baby boomers set to turn 65 in January

  December 26, 2010 in Features on Page D1 The first baby boomers will turn 65 on Saturday. Every day, for the next 19 years, about 10,000 boomers “will cross that threshold,” as the Pew Research Center puts it. 11

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  Leaders embrace roles at faith-based universities

  October 10, 2010 in City on Page A1 Thayne McCulloh and Beck Taylor may be separated by denomination, but the new leaders of Spokane’s two dominant private universities share more similarities than differences in matters of leadership, educational … 1

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  Retiring college leaders share the wisdom of their years

    April 18, 2010 in City on Page A1 Bill Robinson, president of Whitworth University, and Gary Livingston, chancellor of the Community Colleges of Spokane, will hand out college diplomas for the last time this graduation season. Both feel … 2

• About Bill Robinson

  April 18, 2010 in City on Page A1 President of Whitworth University since 1993. Highlight: “When the regional accrediting association issued its report (last year), they said we have a culture on campus characterized by grace and truth,” …

• About Gary Livingston

  April 18, 2010 in City on Page A1 Chancellor of Community Colleges of Spokane since 2002. Received his associate’s degree from Dodge City Community College in Kansas, his bachelor’s degree in special education/psychology from Emporia State University in …

• They said it

  April 18, 2010 in City on Page A6 Community leaders agree that the people who take over for Bill Robinson and Gary Livingston will have huge shoes to fill, because the men left their strong footprints throughout the …

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  Whitworth trustees to vote on president

  April 16, 2010 in City on Page A7 The Whitworth University board of trustees will decide whether to name a Birmingham, Ala., economist as its new president today. Beck A. Taylor, dean of the Brock School of Business …

• Whitworth board deciding Friday on new president

  April 15, 2010 in City The Whitworth University Board of Trustees will decide Friday whether to name a Birmingham, Ala., economist as its new president. 1

• Editorial: Visionaries helped shape University District

  October 8, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 The Rev. Robert Spitzer’s retirement as president of Gonzaga University over the summer turns out to have been the beginning of a trend. Whitworth University President Bill Robinson and Community …

• Doug Clark: Whitworth’s new leader ready, waiting

  September 17, 2009 in City on Page A5 What a shocker in Wednesday’s paper: Bill Robinson announced that this will be his last school year as president of Whitworth University. Anxious university board members are no doubt trying … 1

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  Whitworth president plans to step down

    September 16, 2009 in City on Page A1 A student introduced himself to Whitworth University president Bill Robinson on Monday. Tuesday morning, before Robinson’s surprising announcement that this school year will be his last, Robinson ran into the …

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  Robinson “set a high bar” for leadership at Whitworth

    September 15, 2009 in News, City Community leaders react to the news that Bill Robinson, long-time president of Whitworth University, will leave at the end of this school year. Robinson “set a high bar” for leadership, …

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  Pathway to leadership

    September 5, 2009 in Features on Page E1 Last September and October, shocking economic news shattered almost every morning’s calm: bank failures, mortgage and insurance company failures, stock-market dives, layoffs and escalating unemployment. Workplace leaders throughout the country …

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  Wise Words with Bill Robinson

    September 5, 2009 in Features During the economic meltdown last fall, Bill Robinson, president of Whitworth University, consistently imparted a message of hope, not panic, for Whitworth faculty, staff and students. Robinson was the fourth …

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  Attack victim still waits for justice

  December 23, 2008 in City on Page A6 Bill Robinson awakens to the smallest noise in the night. A baseball bat at his bedside gives him some sense of security, but it fails to erase the memory of … 1

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  Police adjust to precedent on questioning suspects

  December 22, 2008 in City Bill Robinson awakens to the smallest noise in the night. A baseball bat at his bedside gives him a tiny sense of security, but it fails to erase the memory … 1