Reports & Updates

A message from President Kirk Schulz spotlighting the tremendous positive momentum heading in to the fall semester.

After careful and thoughtful consideration, WSU will suspend additional work on the new budget model during the fall 2023 semester and delay the initiation of the pilot year as originally anticipated for FY24.

The Regents met Friday morning in a special meeting to discuss the status of the Pac‑12 Conference.

An update from WSU President Kirk Schulz on the rapidly changing Pac-12 dynamics: “The decision by the University of Washington and the University of Oregon to accept offers to join the Big Ten Conference sealed the fate of the Pac‑12.”

In the wake of today’s Supreme Court ruling, Washington State University reaffirms its longstanding commitment to ensuring higher education is accessible and affordable for all Washingtonians.

WSU has made steady progress toward balancing the athletics budget the past several years. Unfortunately, though, we are facing tremendous headwinds that will make closing out fiscal year 2023 more challenging than expected.

A brief update on some of the progress made in the past year and highlights of some of the notable achievements.

Rankings shouldn’t drive how WSU educates or serves its communities but the university should take steps to ensure everything practically possible is being done to improve the university’s national reputation and rankings.

President Kirk Schulz provides some details on how WSU has navigated its long‑term fiscal health since 2016, including comparisons with peer public research universities.

WSU continues to fulfill the core tenets of our land-grant mission.