Josh Hernandez

Josh Hernandez (he/they) is a campus news reporter for The Front this quarter. He is a third-year journalism news/ed major. Outside of journalism, his other interests include literature, geography, and music history. You can reach him at joshhernandez.thefront@gmail.com.

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WWU responds to federal threats to DEI

By Josh Hernandez | March 10

In a Feb. 15 “Dear Colleague” letter, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) directed preschool, elementary, secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, as well as state educational agencies across the country to comply with existing civil rights law and the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA). The decision deemed racial preferences in college admissions to be unlawful.

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Department of Ethnic Studies at WWU expanding class offerings this spring

By Josh Hernandez | March 3

The Department of Ethnic Studies at Western Washington University is expanding its class offerings this spring.

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Washington State Supreme Court to visit WWU

By Josh Hernandez | February 18

On Wednesday, Feb. 19, the nine Washington State Supreme Court justices will visit Western Washington University to hold a Q&A session from 9-11 a.m. in the Wilson Library Reading Room. On Thursday, Feb. 20, the court will hear two cases from 9-11 a.m. in the Wilson Library Reading Room. Both events will be open to the public.

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BRIEF: “Creating Change” film centers young Palestinian voices

By Josh Hernandez | February 13

“Creating Change,” a documentary directed by Dina Amin and produced by Western Washington University professors Brian J. Bowe and Bidisha Biswas, highlights the experiences of two young Palestinian women who participated in media literacy workshops in Jerusalem and Ramallah during the summer of 2023.

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Archives & Special Collections at WWU showcases Rare Book Collection in new exhibition

By Josh Hernandez | January 31

From 17th-century Japan to 1920s urban America, the Rare Book Collection in Western Washington University’s Archives & Special Collections is defined by neither a single era nor a single language. Since 2018, donations have allowed the collection to expand and diversify significantly.

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MoNA invitational features work of WWU ceramics professor

By Josh Hernandez | January 27

Western Washington University Associate Professor of Ceramics and Foundations Ryan Wilson Kelly was raised in a house of creatives — his mother is a painter, his father a writer and his older brother a ceramicist. He recalls interacting with the potter’s wheel for the first time one Christmas break in high school.

Josh Hernandez

WWU responds to federal threats to DEI

Department of Ethnic Studies at WWU expanding class offerings this spring

Washington State Supreme Court to visit WWU

BRIEF: “Creating Change” film centers young Palestinian voices

Archives & Special Collections at WWU showcases Rare Book Collection in new exhibition

MoNA invitational features work of WWU ceramics professor

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