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Pell Grant students see gap in graduation rates
By The Front | April 12"When you’re coming in with different identities, that could mean different challenges,” Ullin said. “One of them might be financial aid challenges, but that’s not the only thing.”
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Western implements travel ban in solidarity
By The Front | April 12Western has shown solidarity with Gov. Jay Inslee in instituting travel bans on state-funded trips to North Carolina and Mississippi in response to legislation passed involving LGBT rights.
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Senator speaks on hate speech, divestment and funding
By The Front | April 12Washington state Senator Pramila Jayapal discussed affordable college, hate speech and funding the creation of an ethnic student center on campus before she spoke to around 60 students and community members as the keynote speaker for the Ralph Munro Institute for Public Education’s “Power of Civic Engagement.”
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Randhawa named WWU 14th president
By The Front | April 5Randhawa was introduced in the Viking Union Multi-Purpose Room by Karen Lee, the chair of Western’s Board of Trustees. He began with opening remarks about the importance of student success and Western’s future.
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Western Libraries open research award applications
By The Front | April 5Western Libraries is now taking applications for their Undergraduate Research Award, with the winners receiving a $500 cash prize and the opportunity to display their research in Western’s Contributing to Education through Digital Access to Research — an online database that publishes intellectual and creative works from Western students and teachers.
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Washington charter schools face defunding
By The Front | April 5Chief Regional Officer of Summit Public Schools Jen Wickens has spent the past two and a half years weathering the controversy surrounding charter schools in Washington state.
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Western sets guidelines for tuition waivers
By The Front | April 5Eileen Coughlin, Western’s Vice President for Enrollment and Student Services, has served as the financial manager for tuition waivers for the last 20 years. She said the policy is enhancing the process already used by the university.
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Coal plant providing Western's electricity closes
By The Front | April 5Matt Petryni, clean energy program manager at Renewable Energy Sources for Sustainable Communities, said ditching coal power in a city like Bellingham simply makes sense.
