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"Western and higher education institutions across the country have a moral imperative to expand access to higher education, particularly for students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds. But we have an added responsibility that goes beyond access; we need to ensure success is attainable for all students as well. Advancing access and success for all students is one of the most courageous and concrete ways to ensure equity, inclusion, and opportunity."
Sabah RandhawaWestern Washington University President
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Dear WWU Community,
A couple of weeks back, Provost Carbajal and I shared with you some reflections on our Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity (DEI) work, including an update on several facets of our collective work in advancing DEI at Western.
In our update, we acknowledged the considerable energy and thinking going into a more…
Read more about Establishing the Office of Equity at Western
Dear Western Community,
Recently, we have been in several conversations within our university community and beyond on the priorities for higher education as we emerge from the health pandemic. Western is not unique in being under pressure from pandemic-related enrollment declines, loss of critical auxiliary revenue, reduction in…
Dear Western Community,
As we look ahead to the days getting longer and brighter, I am also eagerly looking forward to bringing our Western community back together. The introduction of vaccines and a continued focus on prevention measures in our state and across the country gives us reason to believe that conditions will begin to…
