College of Humanities and Social Sciences
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| Boston sheds more light on its relationship to slavery | “The image of Northern cities like Boston as centers of abolitionist activity has overshadowed the history of their role in slavery,” said Jared Hardesty, an associate history professor at Western Washington University and… |
2021-09-21 | |
| Report: Test-Optional Trends in Pandemic Year for College Admissions | Dr. Johann Neem, a history professor at Western Washington University and author of What’s the Point of College? Seeking Purpose in an Age of Reform, stressed the importance of understanding the history of standardized testing versus its controversial reality today.… |
2021-09-16 | |
| U.S. News Ranks WWU as Top Public Master’s-Granting School in Pacific Northwest for the 22nd Straight Year | 2021-09-16 | ||
| WWU's EVERYbody Project: Challenging Our Beliefs About Body Image | 2021-08-18 | ||
| Those annoying 'earworms" might not be all bad | For a song to get stuck in the first place, catchiness is a major factor. A combination of tempo, volume, rhythm or lyrics is what catches the brain’s attention. Once that occurs, there is a possibility the song will start repeating. If so, neuroscientists have developed a few strategies… |
2021-08-17 | |
| New local newspaper emerges in Bellingham | The as-yet-unnamed paper will launch in January with a weekly print edition and a daily report online. Syre hired a colleague of mine, Ron Judd, as executive editor to lead a staff of six to 10 people. Both Judd and Syre said they respect The Bellingham Herald, the local daily, and want… |
2021-08-16 | |
| Should Seattle use ranked-choice voting? | “There was slightly less reported high levels of understanding in [ranked-choice voting] communities, but they were really high across the board,” says Todd Donovan, a political science professor at Western Washington University and a co-author of the study. |
2021-08-04 | |
| Journalism's Stephen Howie has new article published in the Seattle Times | 2021-07-15 | ||
| Voices of a New Democracy: Journalism faculty reflect on Tunisia trip, research | 2021-07-14 | ||
| Public Education After the Pandemic: A Q&A with Professor of History Johann Neem | 2021-07-13 |