Higher education

Washington State University’s new leader envisions big changes as the school grapples with enrollment, research advancement and keeping its athletic programs relevant.

The most expensive tuition and mandatory fees in the state of Washington could climb even higher.

For Fall 2026, Whitworth University will be slashing the current undergraduate tuition rates by over half, from $54,000 to $26,900 per year.Despite a sticker price of tens of thousands of dollars less, however, the majority of students can expect to be paying the same amount that they always have.

Spokane Chancellor Daryll DeWald is retiring from the Washington State University, just as classes start for the upcoming semester.

Adrienne Shea gave her 8-year-old son a launch pass from Cape Canaveral to bring to class to prove to classmates that his mom’s work was headed to the International Space Station.

The car’s covered in dust, doesn’t run and has four bald tires barely clinging to its wheels. But it still managed to fetch $8,000 at a Friday auction .

While a steady line of cars entered Whitworth University’s campus, “I Got a Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas blared through a speaker.

A first-generation college student from the small agricultural town of Benton City, Kasey Sigaran entered an unfamiliar world when she enrolled at Eastern Washington University.

Spokane Falls Community College will offer a certificate in artificial intelligence.

Students toting heavy backpacks with arms full of essentials met new friends and settled into their dorms Friday during move-in day at Gonzaga University.

As Washington State University students swarmed the Pullman campus Friday ready to kick off the fall semester, 27-year WSU Police Department veteran Dawn Daniels was sworn in as the new police chief tasked with ensuring the students’ safety.

The state of Washington agreed to pay a former Eastern Washington University basketball head coach $1.5 million to settle allegations of discrimination and unlawful termination.

Standing in a huddle of students at a recent orientation event, Gonzaga University’s next president anticipated the arrival of her Kawasaki Z400 from New York.

Despite varying experiences, ambitions and inspirations, interns at The Spokesman-Review share one thing: They are thrown right into the job on Day 1.

Graduate medical education programs rely on Congress to allocate residency slots and funding. The number of those slots has not changed since an initial cap set by Congress in 1996, according to the American Medical Association.

Her first day on the job, Gonzaga’s first female president Katia Passerini said she’s ready and eager to wade into the everchanging waters of higher education with the university’s mission as her compass.

The future of a decadesold federal program that helps thousands of migrant students get to college is in jeopardy following delayed federal inaction and President Donald Trump’s signature budget bill.