WSU in the Media – April 21, 2015

The New York Times – Armand Mauss, a retired professor of sociology and religious studies at Washington State University, said the figures also might represent a shift to having missionaries focus on bringing inactive Mormons back into the faith. Social scientists estimate that half or more of all converts stop attending church within a year of their baptism. As a result, new missionaries have likely spent time trying to “reconvert” people who strayed, Mauss said.

The Spokesman-Review – The politics of establishing a second medical school shouldn’t impede efforts to ramp up medical education in Spokane this year. The University of Washington and Washington State University both agree that many more students are needed. The state can’t wait. The Legislature passed a bill that allows WSU Spokane to seek accreditation for its medical school, and the governor signed it. However, that process will take time, and the first graduates of the new school won’t materialize for at least a decade. In the meantime, the Legislature shouldn’t back away from its commitment to the WWAMI program run by the University of Washington.