Bruce Shepard | WWU News

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Again, Western honored for community service		2012-03-16
WWU officials push for more education, openness about suicide	Suicide usually happens in silence. Close friends and family often are the only people to know the truth about how someone ended their life. Obituaries rarely mention suicide. Many media have a policy against reporting it. In January, Western Washington University took the unusual…	2012-03-08
President Shepard sends updated message regarding proposed state budgets		2012-02-28
Phuture Phoenix awarded major grant to expand, enhance programs	The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Phuture Phoenix program has been awarded a one-year, $177,579 grant to expand and focus efforts to prepare disadvantaged middle and high school students in Northeastern Wisconsin for higher education. Great Lakes Higher…	2012-02-21
President Shepard sends message regarding House Democrats' proposed supplemental budget		2012-02-21
Despite challenges, Washington's universities are making progress	A recent study by the University of Pennsylvania criticizing Washington’s higher education system identifies some real problems but lands wide of the mark in offering solutions. The report leaves the impression that Washington’s higher education system is fundamentally broken. We do not believe…	2012-02-13
WWU receives record number of freshman applications	It appears that the secret about how great Bellingham and Western Washington University are is getting out. Western is reporting that 9,631 freshmen applications were recieved this year, up by about 500 since last year, and the highest number of freshman applicants…	2012-02-08
Six presidents' discussion on higher ed funding available online		2012-02-06
Education cuts causing "brain drain" at Washington colleges	Washington's four year colleges and universities say the budget cuts they've taken are not only hurting their overall education, they're hurting their reputations around the world. It's being called the "brain drain" by the presidents of Washington…	2012-02-02
Presidents lament budget cuts draining state's universities	Cutbacks to higher education are causing a brain drain at Washington public universities, and the state is gaining a national reputation for the severity of cuts, the presidents of Washington's six four-year higher-education institutions said Wednesday. "…	2012-02-02

Again, Western honored for community service

2012-03-16

WWU officials push for more education, openness about suicide

Suicide usually happens in silence.
Close friends and family often are the only people to know the truth about how someone ended their life. Obituaries rarely mention suicide. Many media have a policy against reporting it.
In January, Western Washington University took the unusual…

2012-03-08

President Shepard sends updated message regarding proposed state budgets

2012-02-28

Phuture Phoenix awarded major grant to expand, enhance programs

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Phuture Phoenix program has been awarded a one-year, $177,579 grant to expand and focus efforts to prepare disadvantaged middle and high school students in Northeastern Wisconsin for higher education.

Great Lakes Higher…

2012-02-21

President Shepard sends message regarding House Democrats' proposed supplemental budget

2012-02-21

Despite challenges, Washington's universities are making progress

A recent study by the University of Pennsylvania criticizing Washington’s higher education system identifies some real problems but lands wide of the mark in offering solutions. The report leaves the impression that Washington’s higher education system is fundamentally broken. We do not believe…

2012-02-13

WWU receives record number of freshman applications

It appears that the secret about how great Bellingham and Western Washington University are is getting out.

Western is reporting that 9,631 freshmen applications were recieved this year, up by about 500 since last year, and the highest number of freshman applicants…

2012-02-08

Six presidents' discussion on higher ed funding available online

2012-02-06

Education cuts causing "brain drain" at Washington colleges

Washington's four year colleges and universities say the budget cuts they've taken are not only hurting their overall education, they're hurting their reputations around the world.
It's being called the "brain drain" by the presidents of Washington…

2012-02-02

Presidents lament budget cuts draining state's universities

Cutbacks to higher education are causing a brain drain at Washington public universities, and the state is gaining a national reputation for the severity of cuts, the presidents of Washington's six four-year higher-education institutions said Wednesday.

"…

2012-02-02