Western Washington University’s Randhawa talks diversity, safety, other priorities

Sabah Randhawa, Western Washington University’s new president as of about 10 weeks ago, took the helm at an interesting time.

The U.S. Department of Education announced in April 2015 that it had opened an investigation into how WWU administrators handled reports of campus sexual abuse. In November 2015, threats toward students of color on social media prompted a day of canceled classes and a turbulent discussion about campus safety.

The Bellingham Herald sat down with Randhawa on Thursday morning, Oct. 6, for a wide-ranging discussion about his priorities and goals as Western’s 14th president.