Per the Provost Office, the following faculty achieved tenure and/or promotion in 2020; congratulations, all!

Promotion to Full Professor

Akinrinade, Babafemi - Fairhaven 

Berzal de Dios, Javier - Art & Art History

Boudreaux, Andrew - Physics and Astronomy 

Deylami, Shirin - Political Science 

Dolar, Burak - Accounting 

Feinberg, Seth - Sociology 

French, Kristen - Elementary Education

Gilbertson, John - Chemistry

Hanuscin, Debi - Elementary Education

Hunter…

Dear Western Community,

On Monday, October 12 we celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a moment that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures.  I am honored to have a growing community of Indigenous people at Western, including 954 students at all Western campuses who identify in some way as Indigenous: American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders.

 Last year, with the support of many across campus and in conjunction with the Lummi Nation, Northwest Indian College and Whatcom Community…

Refer to the RSP website for additional information, guidelines, and application forms.

Faculty Summer Research and Creative Activities Grants

Proposals due to chairs: Oct. 13

This program provides faculty with up to $6,000 to engage in projects that will result in significant advancement of their professional development and field of research, scholarly, or creative work. The Research Advisory Committee makes funding recommendations to the Vice Provost for Research.

Faculty Summer Teaching Grants

Proposals due to chairs: Oct. 13

This…

Western Washington University is the highest-ranking public, master’s-granting university in the Pacific Northwest for the 21st year in a row, according to the 2021 U.S. News & World Report college rankings.  

Western also ranked tied for fifth among top public master’s-granting universities in the West, a region stretching from Texas to the Pacific. See: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/regional-universities-west/top-public.

“I’d like to congratulate Western’s outstanding faculty and staff on this recognition, as…

Dear Campus Community,

I am pleased to share with you the launch of the Structural Equity and Bias Response Team, or SEBRT for short. This is the culmination of much research and work by the University’s Council on Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice.

Craig Lawrence Mayberry, July 9, 1966 – August 30, 2020

Craig was born July 9, 1966 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Growing up he enjoyed playing basketball, soccer and especially golf. He was on the Idaho Falls golf team while attending high school. After graduation, he attended Brigham Young University. The following year, Craig served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints in Leeds, England.

Dear Western Students and Families, 

I hope you and your loved ones are well and that these summer months have afforded you a time to reconnect with family and friends even while we work to keep each other safe through this ongoing pandemic. 

Throughout the summer, faculty and staff have been preparing for the beginning of the new academic year and I want to bring you up to date on what students and faculty can expect as classes begin September 23.  As you know, about 90 percent of our…