PULLMAN, Wash.–The historical roots of the recent conflict in Bosnia is the topic of a lecture next week on the Washington State University campus by Charles Jelavich, professor emeritus at Indiana University, Bloomington. The talk, titled “From Sarajevo (1914) to Sarajevo (1992),” is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29, in Room 276 of Todd […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–The 8th annual Washington State University Multicultural Student Services Convocation and Reception will be held 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, in WSU’s Compton Union Building Carey Ballroom. Open to the public and sponsored by the WSU Office of Multicultural Student Services and the Council of Multicultural Student Presidents, the evening’s activities focus on welcoming […]
PULLMAN, Wash.– Registration has been extended to Sept. 25 for the first of what is planned as an annual Educated Latinas/Chicanas Leading America (ELLA) Conference at Washington State University. The event, the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, will be held Oct. 3-5 in WSU’s Compton Union Building, said conference spokesperson Mareth Flores, […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University has reached settlement agreements with three education professors on their pending discrimination lawsuits, officials announced Friday [Sept. 19]. “WSU has recognized that there were serious concerns within the College of Education, and we’ve addressed some of those issues,” Geoffrey Gamble, vice provost for academic affairs, said. “As a result, we have […]
WHO OWNS THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECORD OF THE PAST? The discovery of the so-called Kennewick Man skeleton along the Columbia River in the Tri-Cities has led to an unprecedented debate on access to ancient human remains. As part of a Faculty Research Symposium on Ethics in the Disciplines, Dr. William Lipe, a professor in the Department […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University has established a record enrollment this fall with 20,537 students registered for classes at its four campuses. System-wide the increase is 1.8 percent above last year’s total of 20,169 students enrolled at the end of 10th day of classes. The 10th day enrollment figures are used by the state for annual […]
PULLMAN, Wash.—The formal opening of the Community Police Center in McCroskey Hall on the Washington State University campus is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11. A ribbon-cutting ceremony in McCroskey Room 30G is set for 3:45 p.m. Participants will include Sallie Giffen, vice president for business affairs; William Mercier, director of public safety and […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine has received a final federal appropriation of $7.35 million to complete construction of the Animal Disease Biotechnology Facility (ADBF) on the Pullman campus. “We are very happy to receive the final portion of this valuable federal commitment,” said WSU President Samuel Smith. “Strong bipartisan support of this […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University’s Board of Regents today approved supplemental budget requests that will include $16 million for endowed professorships, student fellowships and for enhancements to the university’s distance education delivery system. The regents endorsed the concept of a state Higher Education Endowment initiative to use excess state revenues to match private contributions for the […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University has the highest alumni giving rate of all public universities in the country, according to the annual U.S. News and World Report “Best Colleges 1998” edition. Some 35 percent of alumni who received an undergraduate degree from WSU gave to the University during the 1995 and 1996 academic years, […]