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The Winter 2019 “Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research” features faculty and staff presenting research in their disciplines from a feminist perspective. The events are hosted by the EWU Women’s & Gender Studies Program. Contemporary Language Policy and Practice on the Colville Indian Reservation SimHayKin Jack Lecturer of American Indian Studies Tuesday, Mar. 5 Noon to…

Join Eastern Washington University’s CAMP (College Assistance Migrant Program), the week of March 4-8, as it hosts The Migrant Experience. Monday, Mar. 4: The Legacies of Our Leaders Sea Mar Community Health Center is an organization that provides quality, comprehensive health, human housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in services to Latinos in…

George William Lotzenhiser, PhD, a long-time Eastern faculty member and administrator who played a key role in the academic restructuring of the institution, passed away Saturday, Jan. 26, in Spokane. He was 95. Professor Lotzenhiser was an EWU alumnus, a former dean of the university’s Division (College) of Fine Arts, and a veteran of World…

The EWU Africana Studies Program presents “Reclaiming Black Excellence: Black History Month 2019.” To make arrangements for access accommodations, call 509.359.2205. To make donations to our annual silent auction, please contact our secretary at bnicholson37@ewu.edu or 509.359.2205. Tuesday, Feb. 5 Perpetual Punishment of Cedric Bradley Okera Nsombi, PhD and Cedric Bradley Noon to 12:50 p.m. |…

The Disability Studies program at Eastern Washington University is pleased to host a two-day symposium focusing on the place of Disability Studies principles and disability rights practices within the everyday life of diverse communities and across academic curricula. While the symposium is open to all sorts of work, we especially invite those addressing how Disability…

Eastern Washington University is once again a proud presenting sponsor of The Spokane International Film Festival (SpIFF), which will return for its 21st year beginning Friday, Feb. 1, at multiple venues around Spokane! An opportunity for film lovers to reflect on some of the greatest films from the past year, SpIFF 2019 will begin with its annual Best of…

The Eastern Washington University Gallery of Art proudly presents Frontera, an exhibition of prints designed by 27 artists, all with different perspectives on the topic ‘Frontier.’ Beginning with an opening reception at noon, Wednesday, Jan. 23, in the EWU Gallery of Art, the exhibition will be open to the public Jan. 24- Feb. 28, 2019. Students and community…

Sponsored by EWU’s Department of History, World War I at 100 will give the campus community an opportunity to learn more about one of history’s most devastating conflicts. Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019 Screening of “Gallipoli” (1981) By Peter Weir, starring Mel Gibson 2-4 p.m. | Patterson 128 Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019 Panel Discussion on The…

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program and the Women’s and Gender Education Center are the lead organizers of the Activist In Residence (AIR) program on the EWU campus. For a sixth year, AIR will bring an activist to campus to work with EWU students, staff, faculty, and community members during winter quarter of 2019: Jan.…

It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that we announce that Vernon Loke, PhD has agreed to serve as Associate Dean for the College of Social Sciences. He will begin in this position December 16, 2018. Loke joined Eastern Washington University in 2009 after finishing his PhD in Social Work from the George Warren Brown School of…