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Blog Post
Wed, 05/13/2020 - 8:29 am

The 2018 Supplemental Budget, which was finalized by the state legislature earlier this week, establishes a new undergraduate degree program in Marine, Coastal and Watershed Sciences, as well as funding to develop an Early Childhood Education program in partnership with Olympic College as part of the Western on the Peninsulas program.

Read more about Supplemental Budget Allocation for WWU Funds New Programs and Expansion Study

Message to Campus
Wed, 05/13/2020 - 8:27 am

Dear Western Community,

Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of Education released its long-awaited final regulations governing campus sexual assault under Title IX, the law prohibiting sex discrimination at federally funded institutions.

The regulations will be the first Title IX guidance published by the Office of…

Read more about Regarding New U.S. Department of Ed Title IX Regulations 

Message to Campus- Speech
Wed, 05/13/2020 - 8:25 am

(Watch a video of the 2018 Opening Convocation Ceremony.  President Randhawa's remarks begin at 24:30.)

Good morning and welcome to the start of Western’s 125th academic year.

I would like to begin by acknowledging that we are gathered on the ancestral homelands of Indigenous Peoples who have lived in the Salish Sea…

Read more about Opening Convocation Address to Faculty & Staff Fall 2018

Blog Post
Wed, 03/25/2020 - 1:53 pm

Dear Western Community,

I have reached out to you numerous times over the past few weeks with updates on the COVID-19 situation and Western’s response to it.  Today, I reach out to you for a different, yet equally important, reason: How do we maintain a sense of community during these difficult and virtual times?

I have had my…

Read more about Sustaining our Community

Message to Campus
Thu, 03/19/2020 - 5:00 pm

Dear Western Community:

Today we are announcing that all classes and instruction will be offered remotely throughout spring quarter on our main campus, and at all centers, facilities and operations statewide. As announced previously, spring quarter classes are starting on Monday, April 6, and the quarter is expected to…

Read more about Coronavirus Update for March 19: WWU Spring Quarter Entirely Online