PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University’s progress in enrolling and helping to promote the academic success of underrepresented minority students was cited Wednesday in a national report issued by The Education Trust, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit organization focused on reducing achievement gaps.
PULLMAN, Wash. – The contributions of juvenile detention, mental illness and addiction to incarceration are explored in the 2014 Frontline public television documentary, “Prison State,” which will show free to the public at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, in Heald Hall G3 as part of Washington State University’s common reading program.
By Kristy Phillips, WSU Tri-Cities Admissions RICHLAND, Wash. – Prospective undergraduate students will explore options to pursue a bachelor’s degree during a Washington State University Tri-Cities open house 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, on the Tri-Cities campus, 2710 Crimson Way in Richland.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Under a new program that is the first of its kind in the nation, more than 400 Washington State University students will have a chance to open a savings account with an interest rate of up to 400 percent and apply funds from the account towards future educational expenses at the university.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Changes in law enforcement to meet societal needs and demands will be discussed by Pullman and Washington State University police chiefs at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in CUE 203 at WSU. The free, public talk is tied to WSU’s common reading, “Just Mercy,” by Bryan Stevenson.
By Jeffrey Dennison, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Danielle Kleist, Washington State University Tri-Cities’ director of student life, will receive the NASPA 2015 Region V Mid-Level Student Affairs Professional Award at the group’s conference Nov. 9.
PULLMAN, Wash. – A film, lectures and art show Sept. 28-29 at Washington State University will explore how prison inmates experience healing and restoration through art, music and creative writing.
By Emma Epperly, Undergraduate Education intern PULLMAN, Wash. – Personal experience of growing up in the Jim Crow South, the civil rights movement and integration will be presented by Jeff Guillory, director of Washington State University’s Office of Diversity Education, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Todd 130.
PULLMAN, Wash. – How the knowledge of DNA has evolved to take its place in forensic science will be discussed by Washington State University molecular anthropologist Brian Kemp at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, in CUE 203 as part of a free, public, common reading talk.
By Beverly Makhani, Undergraduate Education PULLMAN, Wash. – Nominations of books about leadership and social justice will be accepted through Oct. 15 for the 2016-17 common reading used by students in first-year classes at Washington State University.