EWU News

Category: Applied Learning

EWU To Launch Law Enforcement Leadership Degree

August 28, 2025

Three police officer in an Eastern Washington University classroom.

Eastern Washington University plans to launch a Law Enforcement Leadership & Practice program in the fall of 2026 for working police officers.

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EWU Works to Implement Digital Credentialing

July 29, 2025

Campus mall, stone says EWU Inspiring the future.

The move to digitize credentials aims to better align student records with skills-based hiring practices – increasing opportunities and supporting lifelong learning.

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EWU Alumna Inspires Students

June 23, 2025

Alumna teaching students how to test compounds.

Delaney Putnam, a 2022 graduate who now works as a chemist for Novelis, returned to campus to lead an engaging experiential lab for geochemistry students.

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EWU Historians are Helping Homeowners Make History

June 4, 2025

Picture of racial covenants map.

Racial Covenants Project workshops assist homeowners seeking to address restrictive language in property documents.

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Guest Professors Share Their Knowledge

May 21, 2025

Group photo of Professor for a Day, Lori Wyborney with CPP dean, her daughter, EWU Alumni Association Director Kelsey Hatch-Brecek and other EWU staff members.

EWU alumni and other accomplished professionals stepped into educator roles as part of the College of Professional Programs’ “Professor for a Day” event. 

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Social Work Alumna Reconnects After 47 Years

May 13, 2025

Cyndy Stevenson and two social work faculty standing by the Senior Hall sign. One is holding a boomerang.

Cyndy Stevenson, who was among the first graduates of EWU’s School of Social Work, recently visited the Cheney campus.

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An Aptitude For Discovery

May 8, 2025

Group of people talking at the symposium.

Students showcased their research and creative skills during the recent Research and Creative Works Symposium.

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EWU Cyber Team Takes Second Place in National Competition

May 6, 2025

Faces of students on the cyber team in a graphic.

The students outperformed 469 other advanced teams from across the country to take the silver.

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Eastern Research Earns Classification Nod from the Carnegie Foundation

April 24, 2025

Photo of student doing research.

EWU’s status among the nation’s “Research Colleges and Universities” will open doors for new grants, collaborations.

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EWU Graduates its First Cohort of Nurses

April 23, 2025

Photo of nursing student cohort in their red EWU scrubs.

The group of 40 nursing students are ready to fill critical roles across the region and beyond.

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