12-13: International Programs
Western Washington University graduates and students have received eight prestigious Fulbright Scholarships this year, a record for the institution and more than doubling its previous best of three.
“This is an outstanding achievement and our congratulations to Western Fulbright…
Western Washington University’s Center for Canadian-American Studies welcomed Alain Houde, a Québec government representative from Los Angeles, and Frédéric Tremblay, director for governmental relations and public affairs in the Québec …
Students participating in the Asia University America Program at Western Washington University will present their culture at Japan Night in the Viking Union Multipurpose Room on campus from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, May 9.
Visitors can enjoy festival games, a tour of Japan, origami,…
Professor Christopher Sands and the Center for International Business at Western Washington University are pleased to welcome Gary Hufbauer, the Reginald Jones senior fellow of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, to campus Thursday, May 2.
At 10 a.m., Hufbauer will…
Last Thursday, April 18, retired Western Professor of Sociology George Drake and the Western administration hosted a visit from South Korean Governor Kim Moon-Soo and a delegation of Korean dignitaries for a dinner in the Old Main Solarium. Prior to the dinner, Drake and the governor…
Learn what North Korea is really like at a Center for International Studies lecture April 8 from Bellingham resident Brad Howard.
Howard (not the WWU journalism associate professor of the same name) graduated from Oglethorpe University with a B.A. in international studies. He works…
Frederick H. O’Connor has been hired as the director of Language & Culture Programs to oversee Extended Education’s non-credit programs for international students at Western Washington University.
"Dr. O’Connor is a genuine global citizen with loads of…
The Washington State House of Representative passed a resolutionthat recognizes Western Washington University for being No. 1 on the Peace Corps 2013 Top Colleges rankings among medium schools, with 73 Western undergraduate alumni currently serving.
This is the first time…
Western Washington University and the Center for Service-Learning are offering another service-learning study abroad course during the 2013 nine week summer session. The class, “Building Bridges with Rwanda: Collaborative International Service-Learning,” includes pre-…
The Asia University America Program at Western Washington University will hold a closing ceremony at 7pm on Thursday, February 14, to congratulate 31 students from Tokyo's Asia University. The students have successfully…