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In collaboration with No-Li, Eastern’s craft brewers make their mark internationally.   Universities, EWU among them, are more typically associated with the consumption, rather than the production, of malted beverages. For the past year Eastern’s innovative program in craft brewing has been working to change that. Now the whole wide world of beer is taking…

Money magazine weighs in on why Eastern is a high-value performer.   Here in Washington, it’s no secret that Eastern is a premier destination for top-notch instruction at value-conscious prices. Now, thanks to a recent ranking from Money magazine, students around the nation can appreciate the bang-for-your-buck benefits that come with being an Eagle.   …

A scholar of global migration is named EWU’s Chertok Endowed Professor.   Kassahun Kebede, an associate professor of sociology at EWU whose work on immigration and refugees has attracted international acclaim, was honored in October as Eastern’s new Jeffers W. Chertok Memorial Endowed Professor. Kebede, who has served as an instructor and researcher in both…

Spokane’s historic SIERR building sees new life as a high-tech center for the health sciences.   In its day, the Spokane and Inland Empire Railroad was among the most popular regional “interurbans” in Washington, using its electric rail cars to connect thousands of passengers to points between Spokane and Moscow, Idaho. Cars eventually doomed the…

After a disappointing 2023, Eagle Football appears poised to bounce back big next year. It didn’t start out like a season to forget. Yes, there were a couple of tough losses on the road; one to perennial FCS powerhouse North Dakota State, another to FBS mid-major stalwart Fresno State. But the home campaign began with…

  As part of the 100th Anniversary of Eagle Family Homecoming earlier this fall, EWU’s Alumni Association worked with university archivist Steven Bingo to curate an extraordinary collection of photographs, videos and memorabilia from Eastern’s long, extraordinary history. The exhibit, dubbed “Walk Through the Decades,” ended in October, but it’s not too late to share…

Michael Finley, a former member of EWU’s Board of Trustees, was a champion of tribal rights and culture.   After a life spent in service to his Tribe and community, Michael Finley ’03, ’05, a noted historian, tribal-rights advocate and leader of the Colville people, died on Aug. 9. Finley, who held both bachelor’s and…

ROTC’s Frank Cantu is the latest Eagle “Instructor of the Year.”   Frank Cantu, a senior military science instructor for the Eastern Washington University ROTC program, was recently named as the U.S. Army Cadet Command Instructor of the Year for 2023. It is the fourth time in five years that a member of EWU ROTC’s…

A collection of EWU memorabilia from the last 100 years.

A generous grant will help Eastern help Parkinson’s patients.