College of Humanities and Social Sciences
| Title | Authored on | Link to edit Content | |
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| Western offers free counseling for community members | 2012-01-05 | ||
| Western, community collaborate in many ways | Communities support universities that support communities. That is a saying I have always thought very relevant to town-gown relations. Western and the local community support each other in so many ways. And these partnerships make us all stronger. Often, I am surprised that some folks… |
2012-01-03 | |
| Grant Enables Teachers to Study Native American Literature | Sixteen teachers will study American Indian literature at Western Washington University this summer, thanks to a $122,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
2012-01-03 | |
| What will happen in 2012? Whatcom County people make their predictions | I predict that politics will be a hot topic in 2012, along with jobs, the economy and health care.Beyond that, the future is a blurry haze to me.Such uncertainty didn't discourage some local residents from complying with my request for their predictions for the coming year. |
2012-01-03 | |
| Remembering Whatcom County leaders who died in 2011 | As we march into 2012, let's pause to remember some of the people who contributed to public life in Whatcom County, and who died the past year. |
2012-01-03 | |
| New U.S.-Canada border deal makes improvements, suggests other opportunities | PRESIDENT Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed a deal Dec. 8 that stakes out a menu of changes that will improve the border. |
2011-12-27 | |
| 10 WHO CARED: Rick Tremaine led restoration of ancient courthouse | Looking back, it feels a bit like destiny that Rick Tremaine led the effort to restore the old Territorial Courthouse in Bellingham.The 153-year-old structure at 1308 E St. is the oldest brick building in Washington, and was definitely showing its age when Carl and Nickie Akers donated it to the… |
2011-12-27 | |
| Local books: prizewinning essays, paranormal romance | "Listening Against the Stone: Selected Essays" by Brenda Miller (Skinner House, $14). An essay collection, six of which have won a Pushcart Prize. The essays "tell the story of a single woman making her way, stumbling but always seeking out touchstones — a dog, a friend, a… |
2011-12-27 | |
| Mahoney named fellow | The University of Delaware Library and the Delaware Art Museum have announced that Kristin Mahoney, professor of English at Western Washington University, has been selected as the 2012 Fellow in Pre-Raphaelite Studies. |
2011-12-20 | |
| Funding Students, Threatening Liberal Education | Last year, as Washington State faced a severe budget crisis, legislators embraced a novel way to fund student financial aid: a public-private partnership between the state and private corporations. Called the Opportunity Scholarship Fund, the fund attracts private donations and matches them with… |
2011-12-20 |