About 1,300 classified staff represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees are being asked to vote a third time on a proposed union contract between the WFSE and Washington State University. The content of the proposed contract, which was defeated in two earlier votes (426-401 on Sept. 29, and 502-342 on Oct. 20-21), remains […]
After the election results were in, WSU Today asked faculty across campus what they thought about the state of higher education. The question was posed: “Now that the election is over, what do you hope to see happen first and what do you see happening to higher education in the state of Washington?” Many respondents […]
Washington State University’s annual Faculty Senate election took a surprise turn April 1, when a self-nominated candidate captured the chairmanship, upending an unwritten but unbroken tradition in which the sitting vice chair was routinely voted in as the next chair. Chuck Pezeshki, an associate professor in mechanical engineering completing his second three-year term as a […]
The Board of Regents has elected attorney William Marler as its board president for the next year. Marler of Bainbridge Island was named to the board in 1998. He is a partner in the law firm of Marler Clark in Seattle. Regent Marler also served as a member of the Pullman City Council while attending […]