12-13: Leadership

Heather Flaherty of Bellingham has been appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee to serve a one-year term as the student trustee at Western Washington University.

As a trustee during the 2013-14 academic year, Flaherty will represent all the citizens of Washington, but give a uniquely valuable…

Western Washington University is among Forbes Magazine’s top colleges in America, with Forbes noting that the rankings focus on factors that directly concern today’s incoming students, such as post-graduation success, student satisfaction, student debt and graduation rates.

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Christopher “Kit” Spicer has been appointed to serve for a one-year term as interim dean of the College of Fine and Performing Arts at Western Washington University, Provost Catherine Riordan announced today.

Spicer will be the interim dean, effective Aug. 1, 2013. He succeeds…

Marc Geisler has been named as associate dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Western Washington University.

"I am delighted to be able to announce that Marc Geisler has been appointed to serve as associate dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. He…

Western Washington University is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

The results, released in The Chronicle’s sixth annual report on The Academic Workplace, are based on a survey of more than 44,000…

Western Washington University and Olympic College are partnering to offer baccalaureate degrees with the creation of the Western Washington University Center at Olympic College in Poulsbo.

The collaboration between Olympic College and Western Washington University is expanding as Western…

[ Editor's note: This story has been amended to reflect the correct date of the special Board of Trustees meeting, which is July 18. ]

Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard sent a message to the WWU campus community this afternoon regarding the state budget for…

LeaAnn Martin has been appointed to serve for a fixed term as dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Western Washington University, Provost Catherine Riordan announced.

Next month, Brent Carbajal, current dean of CHSS, starts a two-year fixed term as Western’s…

Western Washington University took a major step closer to the Bellingham waterfront this week as both the university and the Port of Bellingham approved a memorandum of agreement that spells out how each could dedicate land to their shared waterfront development entity, Western Crossing…

Members of the Professional Staff Organization (PSO) at Western Washington University recently elected executive committee members for the coming school year. New officers are: