13-14: Diversity
The international students of Western Washington University’s Intensive English Program will play host to a Ramadan event to share the breaking of fast from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, in College Hall Room 137.
This event is free and open to Western students and…
The Equal Opportunity Office at Western Washington University has released a new publication, Equity and Inclusion in Hiring: Best Practices for Faculty and Professional Staff Searches, intended for use by hiring authorities and search committees.
The guide offers suggested best…
The annual migrant youth leadership conference pairs youth with WWU student leaders for a day of touring the campus, workshops and activities. The idea of the conference is to give migrant youth a chance to explore Western and discover what higher education looks, feels, tastes, sounds and even…
Woodring College of Education presents a "listening season" on race and racism June 6 to continue the dialogue in response to recent events on campus related to racial diversity.
The event will take place from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Friday, June 6, in the Miller Hall Collaborative…
Patriot Week at Western Washington University, sponsored by the Associated Students Veterans Outreach Center, runs through May 23 on campus.
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, May 19: Memorial ribbon handout in Red Square. These are black remembrance ribbons for people to wear for the week.…The 2014 Women of Color Empowerment Dinner seeks to unify and create dialogue among students, staff, faculty and community members willing to learn from the collective pressures of race and ethnic relations that women of color face with each experience.
The annual event, presented by…
Disability Awareness Week is May 12 to 17 at Western Washington University and in the Bellingham community.
Monday, May 12, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Underground Coffeehouse: Out of the Ashes Performance
Out of the Ashes is an interactive music therapy program that has proven to provide a…
More than 700 students, faculty, staff and community members joined to march across the Western campus on Monday afternoon in support of diversity on campus and the university’s commitment to becoming a more diverse campus in the future.
After some brief remarks in front of the Wade…
President Shepard’s Jan. 28, 2014, blog post titled “Changing Demography, Changing Western” has recently been referenced, and in several instances taken out of context, online and in social media.
President Shepard’s blog acknowledges changing demographics in the state of Washington…