Barry Swanson

No time to cook; Seattle P-I quotes WSU professor

Fewer than one-third of American households are making meals from scratch — a noticeable 7 percent decline from just two years ago, according to survey results by the Institute of Food Technologists, printed in the Feb. 15 issue of the Seattle Post Intelligencer.“Everyone is going so fast,” said Barry Swanson, a professor of food and […]

Faculty Senate chair enjoys policy challenges

Barry G. Swanson is the current chair of the Faculty Senate and has been associated with faculty governance at WSU for 29 years. The following is an interview with Swanson focusing on faculty issues and his personal experiences at the university. Q: What does the Faculty Senate do?Swanson: The senate represents nearly 2,100 part-time and […]