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Message to Campus
Mon, 04/03/2017 - 2:29 pm

Dear Western Community:

Welcome back to campus and to the beginning of spring quarter.  I hope that you had a good spring break,whether travelling to a desirable destination or just enjoying some quiet time at home between quarters.

As we look ahead to spring quarter and the remainder of the regular academic year, I wanted…

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Message to Campus
Wed, 03/29/2017 - 9:25 am

Dear Western Community:

As we begin spring quarter, I`d like to express my deep appreciation for Western`s caring community and for all that you do to make it so.  This type of community largely depends on our simple, but crucial recognition of every person`s fundamental value and worth.  Our care for one another – as…

Read more about Anti-Semitism not Tolerated at Western

Tue, 03/14/2017 - 10:48 am

In less than three years, 70 percent of the jobs in Washington State will require some postsecondary education; 33 percent will require a bachelor’s degree or more.  President Randhawa and President George Bridges of the Evergreen State College argue that state investment in a world-class K-16 education system will yield a…

Read more about Seattle Times Editorial, March 12, 2017: Supercharged economy leaves too many students behind

Message to Campus
Mon, 01/30/2017 - 10:31 am

As a person who came to the United States as a graduate student from Pakistan in 1978 and who has spent my entire 34-year professional career in service to this great nation, I am disappointed and concerned about the recent federal executive order to ban individuals from seven countries, which are majority Muslim, from entering the United…

Read more about Statement from President Randhawa on Immigration Executive Order

Message to Campus
Thu, 01/19/2017 - 11:00 am

Dear Western Community:

Happy New Year, and welcome back to campus!  I hope that you had the opportunity to rest and recharge over the holiday break, spend time with family and friends, or just enjoy some downtime between quarters.

Last fall I stated my commitment to listening and learning from you, the students,…

Read more about Update from the President - January 2017