Higher education

When it comes to debt from student loans, Elissa Pennebaker says she’s “a mutant” compared to her Spokane Community College classmates .

Technology that measures how eye pupils respond to light is showing promise in research as a pediatric screening tool for autism – with a goal for interventions as young as toddler ages, said a Washington State University researcher. Autism spectrum disorder affects communication and social interactions with others, but children on average aren't diagnosed until age 4, which misses crucial times when they're developing language and speech.

An exhibit opening Tuesday at Gonzaga University will explore what Americans of the 1930s and ’40s knew about Nazism and Jewish persecution as history unfolded – and how those perspectives are relevant today.

Whitworth University is taking steps to shore up its cyberdefenses following a reported ransomware attack that has left the university’s network crippled since late last month.

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The Washington State Department of Health on Wednesday issued updated COVID-19 guidance for school districts.

Gonzaga University is asking Spokane residents to help it understand their experiences with extreme heat.

Former Washington State University football coach Nick Rolovich filed a $25 million tort claim in April against the university, alleging he was wrongfully terminated last year after failing to comply with the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

PULLMAN – The three top officials with the Washington State University Police Department have resigned following a disciplinary investigation that revealed they failed to advise university officials that an officer allegedly had sex in the presidential suite of Martin Stadium while on duty.

Statistically, the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine enrolls higher numbers of American Indian and Alaska Native students compared to other medical schools nationwide.

Mary Jo Gonzales borrowed about $90,000 to earn the graduate degrees that would allow her to pursue a career in higher education.

The top leaders of Washington State University’s police department have been temporarily reassigned, pending investigations into allegations of misconduct.

The Center for Climate launched "Spokane Beat the Heat" in response to the 2021 heat dome deaths. Gonzaga's Brian Henning described a heat dome as an extended period of high pressure that lingers over an area, resulting in high daytime and nighttime temperatures. The goal of Beat the Heat is to help the community understand and respond to future heat waves so that no one dies of extreme heat, Henning said.

CHENEY – From a human resources orientation to Hoopfest, Shari McMahan’s first day as Eastern Washington University’s new president was quite varied.

COEUR D’ALENE – The North Idaho College Board of Trustees has chosen Nick Swayne as the college’s next president, seemingly ending the school’s approximately nine-month search for a new leader.

For Karen Troianello, there’s no tearjerker quite like the state girls cross country meet in Pasco each year.

Terra Gamache didn’t plan on graduating college at the same time as her daughter.

A $15.5 million renovation project will transform one of the oldest buildings on Washington State University’s Spokane campus into the central hub for the university’s College of Medicine.