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House Bill 1755 would authorize Western’s Board of Trustees to offer Ed.Ds, which are applied doctorate degrees of education.  The bill has been approved by the House College & Workforce Development Committee and is now under consideration by the House Rules Committee.  Click here and here to read more.

Today Western presented to the Senate Higher Education Committee about WWU’s 2019 budget priority to expand capacity in pre-healthcare degree pathways.  This proposal is part of WWU’s $7.6 million request for state funding to expand access to STEM degree programs. Click here to see WWU’s 2019 legislative agenda.Click here to read more about today’s presentation.

Today a group of alumni met with several state legislators in Olympia to express their support for Western.  The group discussed with legislators the value WWU brings to the State of Washington and urged them to support Western and higher education in the 2019 Legislative session.  

The Washington State Legislature’s 2019 session kicks off on Monday.  WWU has a strong agenda heading into the session, with the goal of maintaining the university’s strengths while expanding high-demand STEM degrees that meet the state’s workforce needs.  WWU’s proposal would create over 100 new STEM degrees each year while simultaneously reducing waitlists for current…

Governor Inlsee’s budget proposals for the 2019-21 budget cycle are out. Click here to read WWU President Randhawa’s statement about the impacts for Western and for higher education.  

This fall, Western welcomed the largest freshman class in the university’s history, with a total enrollment of 16,121 students.  A total of 3,147 freshman students and 1,165 new undergraduate transfer students will join the ranks of Western students in Bellingham and at WWU’s other locations across western Washington, with 28.8 percent of new freshmen and…

The Legislature has reached a compromise for the 2018 supplemental budgets, which propose funding for initiatives at Western including a new undergraduate degree program in marine, coastal and watershed sciences, as well as an early childhood education program as part of the Western on the Peninsulas program.  Click here to learn more.

The House and Senate each released proposals for the 2018 Supplemental Operating Budget this week.  Both proposals include funding for new initiatives at Western.  Click here for more details.

Higher education students from institutions around the state gathered in Olympia today to discuss the importance of fully funding the State Need Grant with legislators. Washington’s State Need Grant expands access to higher education through need-based aid, but approximately 20,000 eligible students do not receive it due to a lack of funding. Click here to…

Services and activities (S&A) fees provide valuable services to students at Western by helping to fund the Associated Students, Athletics, and other areas on campus. Under current state law increases to the S&A fee are constrained by the level of increases to undergraduate resident tuition, and the Legislature is considering two bills this session to…