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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…
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(Watch a video of the 2020 Faculty and Staff Convocation. President Randhawa's remarks begin at 4:25.)
September 17, 2020
Good morning! Thank you for joining me for this highly unusual Faculty and Staff Convocation, certainly the most unusual in my 30 years in higher education. I am deeply disappointed that we cannot…
Read more about Navigating Beyond Pandemics - Faculty and Staff Convocation Address Fall 2020
Dear WWU Students and Families,
We hope you are all well and safe. I am writing to provide an update as you prepare for fall quarter.
You will recall that in May, Western’s Fall Academic Planning Group recommended a hybrid model of instruction with most classes offered remotely and approximately 20% of classes offered in person…
Dear Western Washington University Community,
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a decision that blocks the Trump administration’s decision to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). We applaud this decision, especially at a time when so many DACA recipients are performing essential work on the…
Read more about Regarding the Supreme Court Decision to Uphold DACA