Republican trustee defends WWU president against GOP legislator

State Rep. Jason Overstreet, R-Lynden, is “dead wrong” and woefully ignorant of history in calling for the resignation of Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard, former Republican Secretary of State and WWU Trustee Ralph Munro wrote on Sunday.

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Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard: He wants student enrollment to reflect state’s growing diversity.
Munro used a Bellingham Herald op-ed piece to deliver a ringing defense of Shepard and his call for the university to reflect the growing diversity of Washington’s population. And he had stinging words for Overstreet.