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Allene Osborn doesn’t want to make the story about her. “I have been incredibly blessed to have family and friends who have supported me along the way and I would never be able to do all the things I do without my children and husband sacrificing their time for me as well,” she says about…

ELLO (Everyday Language and Literacy Opportunities) is a research-based public engagement campaign that enhances community spaces through the use of thematically-tailored, colorful displays to promote positive, language-rich conversations between young children and caregivers throughout everyday routines. What do you spy with your eagle eye? ELLO is so excited about our partnership with Spokane Transit Authority…

On Wednesday, Oct. 17, EWU welcomed 250 high school students from migrant and seasonal farmworker backgrounds to campus for Student Migrant Day! The purpose of this annual conference is to expose migrant students to higher education with the intent of enhancing their interest in STEM fields, to learn about admissions to EWU, how to prepare…

As you might have already heard, the School of Social Work lost a most important member of our social work team when Lu Brown passed away on Thursday of last week. Lu served the social work profession, our communities, and the EWU School of Social Work for over two decades as a Senior Lecturer and…

Immigrant Action Week is coming up! Join us for a student workshop on Thursday, Oct. 18 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Tawanka A/B/C. Pizzas will be served! Our guest speakers will be Enoka Herat, a member of the Police Practices and Immigration Counsel and the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington and Jennyfer Mesa,…

The Global Lecture Series, hosted by the EWU School of Global Learning, will feature an opportunity to listen and learn from Masanobu Horie. Horie joins us from Mukogawa Women’s University in Nishinomiya, Japan where he is a professor of international cooperation and the director of the International Center. Horie brings a wealth of experience from his…

Jacki Hedlund Tyler, PhD, Director of Social Studies Education and Assistant Professor of History presents “A Woman’s Space: School Boards in the Nineteenth Century West.” The event will be held on Nov. 7 from noon to 12:50 p.m. in 207 Monroe Hall. Holding a school board position and voting in school elections was an important…

Professor Robert Bartlett of the EWU Sociology Department has been awarded an Artist Trust Grant for his Jumping Into the Fire. Bartlett’s work examines the story of the 555th Parachute Infantry Batallion. Jumping Into Fire is a documentary that uncovers the hidden story of the only all African-American paratrooper unit in military history. Hidden stories like this…

Come meet author Kate Brown as listen as she talks about Plutopia, nuclear families, atomic cities and the great Soviet and American plutonium disasters. The event will be held on Friday, Oct. 12 at noon in the Showalter Auditorium. Refreshments and a meet-and-greet to follow the presentation.

Come meet the candidates for the 2018 elections for the 6th Legislative District. The candidate forum will be held on Oct. 3, 2018 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Hargreaves Reading Room (room 201). The candidates are Jeff Holy, Jessa Lewis, Dave Wilson, Jenny Graham, Mike Voltz and Kay Murano. Not able to attend…