PULLMAN, Wash. — Three professors have been selected to hold distinguished professorships in the College of Liberal Arts at Washington State University. Frances K. McSweeney was named the Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professor in Psychology. McSweeney is a professor and former chair of the Department of Psychology. A psychological theorist, she is internationally recognized for […]
Those of us who have worked many years to make WSU a warm and friendly place for students to exercise the “privilege” of obtaining a higher education were saddened and dissapointed to learn that a few students publicly humiliated the university by throwing a childish tantrum with some very adult consequences. We stand with the […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University’s Board of Regents will vote Friday on recommendations to extend college status to the nursing and honors programs. Regents convene at 9 a.m. in the Lewis Alumni Centre. Members will also take part in Saturday’s Commencement ceremonies honoring this year’s 3,000 graduates. The regents will consider establishing a College […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Roglenda Repp is a quiet standout of the more than 420 graduating seniors from Washington State University’s College of Engineering and Architecture May 9. Despite her profound hearing loss, Repp graduates with two bachelor degrees in mathematics and mechanical engineering, cum laude (with a 3.5-plus grade point average), and has been accepted […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — More than 2,800 Washington State University undergraduate and 540 graduate students have applied to graduate at the Saturday, May 9 Commencement ceremonies on the Pullman campus. For the first time, WSU will honor the graduates of its eight colleges with two ceremonies. In recent years, an all-university ceremony was held in the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Public higher education must change to expand opportunities for student access, say three Pacific Northwest university presidents who have signed an open letter issued Monday, May 4, to chief executives of the nation’s state and land-grant universities. The letter was issued by 27 current or former public university presidents who comprise the […]
Dear Editor: The Interfraternity and Panhellenic Executive Boards at Washington State University would like to express their outrage, anger, and embarrassment regarding the riot on College Hill Saturday night and Sunday morning. Since its inception, we as councils have wholeheartedly agreed with the Greek system alcohol policy, knowing that de-emphasizing alcohol is one of the […]
On behalf of the Faculty of Washington State University, the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate wish to state categorically that the violent and lawless behavior displayed by a small group of rioters in the early hours of Sunday morning is completely unacceptable. Their behavior is clearly not representative of the vast majority of Washington […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University is taking a series of immediate steps in response to the serious disturbance that occurred adjacent to the campus on the early morning of May 3. “First, we have begun the procedures necessary to suspend the one or more fraternities that appear to have been involved,” the president said Monday afternoon […]
As many of you are aware, a serious confrontation took place in Pullman Sunday morning involving the police and a number of our students. Following are a letter to the University community from President Smith and Sunday’s news release about these events. We will provide updated information as it becomes available. Open Letter to the […]