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WSU eyes new building near Jensen-Byrd site

Sat., June 29, 2024

Plans are progressing on what could become a $60-to-$80 million new medical training facility on Washington State University's Spokane campus.

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Recent EWU grad Hilary Baird is a piano teacher opening doors to students who have developmental disabilities

Thu., June 20, 2024

Hilary Baird knows how difficult and rewarding it can be to learn an instrument as someone with a learning difference. Now a music teacher, the pianist hopes music can open doors for those with developmental disabilities.

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EWU student graduating Saturday as a mom credits support programs for her ability to stay in school

Fri., June 14, 2024

Emily Garcia attended her first day of classes at Eastern Washington University in 2019 as a first-generation student, not realizing five years later she would graduate with a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter by her side.

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UW President Ana Mari Cauce to retire after decade in the job

UPDATED: Wed., June 12, 2024

Ana Mari Cauce, the stable hand that has guided the University of Washington through a turbulent decade – including the unraveling of the Pac-12 conference and campus protests over the Israel-Gaza war – will step down as president next year.

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Idaho’s deadline passes to purchase University of Phoenix

UPDATED: Fri., May 31, 2024

A year ago, the University of Idaho announced that it was trying to spend more than a half billion dollars to purchase a mostly-online university that was a shadow of its former self.

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More than 1,000 Western Washington University educational workers set walk out next week

UPDATED: Fri., May 17, 2024

May 17—Student employees at Western Washington University have authorized a strike next week, saying that university officials aren't budging on a raise and other issues. Some 1,100 members of Western Academic Workers United plan a walkout Tuesday if progress isn't made on their first contract, the union said in an emailed statement. WWU is Whatcom County's third-largest employer, with 2,738 ...

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In teaching disability-inclusive engineering, Whitworth University professors hope to open lab creating inclusive toys for Spokane children

UPDATED: Mon., May 13, 2024

Designs created by freshman engineering students at Whitworth University may one day help create toys for Spokane children with disabilities.

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‘This is the right time for you’: Mother’s Day college graduates seize their moment

Sun., May 12, 2024

For many women, the thought of becoming a mother brings the worry of losing sight of their own aspirations and ambitions.

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EWU students join protest against Israel-Hamas war

UPDATED: Wed., May 8, 2024

Students at Eastern Washington University have joined protests across the country against the Israel-Hamas war.

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Gonzaga students ask university to cut financial ties to Israel

UPDATED: Thu., May 2, 2024

Arrests, encampments and some violence marred recent pro-Palestine protests across the country, but a Wednesday afternoon demonstration at Gonzaga University was short, peaceful and without a police officer in sight.

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Challenges loom as higher education in Eastern Washington sees seismic shakeups

UPDATED: Sun., April 28, 2024

Higher education in Eastern Washington will look a little different next year.

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Gonzaga president Thayne McCulloh to retire next year

UPDATED: Mon., April 22, 2024

Gonzaga University President Thayne McCulloh will retire in July 2025, he announced Monday.

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Whitworth honors chaplain, who students affectionately call ‘Mama Beans,’ for 28 years of service

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

Rev. Stephy Nobles-Beans ended her 28-year career at Whitworth University the way she wanted – praising Jesus with her friends, colleagues and students.

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Schulz departing as Washington State University president

UPDATED: Fri., April 19, 2024

Washington State University President Kirk Schulz announced Friday that he will retire at the end of next year, bringing his nearly decade-long stint as the university's top leader to an end.

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University of Idaho students head east to study next week’s total eclipse

UPDATED: Fri., April 5, 2024

University of Idaho students are headed across the country to be in the path of next week’s total eclipse and study its effects.

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North Idaho College has one last shot to fix accreditation

UPDATED: Mon., April 1, 2024

North Idaho College has exactly one year left to return to good standing, or it will lose accreditation per federal rules. A final report this fall could be its last chance.

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‘University of Idaho Day’ declared in Connecticut for marching band’s Yale support during NCAA

UPDATED: Thu., March 28, 2024

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont declared Thursday as University of Idaho Day to honor the school’s marching band, who stepped up to perform on the Yale band’s behalf during the NCAA tournament last week.

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‘We were the Vandogs’: University of Idaho band garners national attention for supporting Yale in upset victory at NCAA Tournament

UPDATED: Sat., March 23, 2024

Yale marched to the beat of the University of Idaho’s drum in its upset victory over the Auburn Tigers on Friday at the Arena.

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Saint Martin’s alerts faculty to possible job and program cuts as it faces financial crisis

UPDATED: Wed., March 20, 2024

Mar. 20—The financial crisis at Saint Martin's University in Lacey has taken a new turn: Some faculty at the four-year Benedictine school have received "terminal appointment letters," meaning they would not be guaranteed a future teaching position. This is according to university officials, who have posted a series of frequently asked questions about the university's restructuring on the ...

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Workers at WWU, one of Bellingham’s biggest employers, rally for higher wages, benefits

UPDATED: Fri., March 15, 2024

Mar. 15—Union workers and others rallied Thursday at Western Washington University, seeking increased pay in the face of inflation and the rising cost of rent. About 200 students and employees, from professors to food servers and maintenance workers, gathered at WWU's Red Square for a noon event on March 14, or "Pi Day" in pop culture, to ask the Legislature to fully fund public education and ...

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