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Starting this fall, EWU will expand access to its MEd degree by offering a fully online program with five concentration areas, as well as a certificate program. The Early Childhood Education concentration prepares educators for leadership roles in grades P-3, public and private schools, as well as public agencies such as Head Start, or childcare…

2014 graduate of Eastern’s MFA program in poetry, Kate Peterson’s chapbook Grist won the 2016 Floating Bridge Chapbook Prize and was published in October of 2016.            

MFA in poetry alum, Kimberly Lambright’s debut poetry collection Ultra-Cabin won the 42 Miles Press poetry award and was published in the fall of 2016. Here is what Chris Howell, professor Emeritus at Eastern’s MFA program, has to say about the collection: “I am stunned by Kimberly Lambright’s verbal acuity, its lightning shifts and sudden,…

The Dean’s Excellence Award in Service to the college is awarded to a faculty or staff member who has gone above and beyond the call in service to the College of Social Sciences in the past year. The individual who receives this award works incredibly hard for the good of the college, their department and…

By Vickie Shields Michael Conlin, PhD, is a professor of history and current president of the United Faculty of Eastern (UFE). I recently caught up with Professor Conlin, to discuss his new book, One Nation Divided by Slavery: Remembering the American Revolution While Marching toward the Civil War. VS: Why was it important for you to take on this subject…

Psychology Professor Russell Kolts is garnering international acclaim for his research in compassionate-based therapy for anger and other powerful human emotions. He is the author of The Compassionate Mind Approach to Managing Your Anger: Using Compassion-Focused Therapy and most recently, An Open-Hearted Life: Transformative Methods for Compassionate Living from a Clinical Psychologist and a Buddhist…

2001 MFA alum in fiction, Wendy J. Fox, just published a short story collection titled The Seven Stages of Anger and Other Stories. Wendy is originally from Denver, Colorado and her short story collection was named the winner of the 2014 Press 53 Award for Short Fiction. Her manuscript was selected by Kevin Morgan Watson and Christine…

MFA in poetry alum, Tim Greenup’s debut poetry collection Without Warning was published in 2016 by Scablands Books. Tim’s poems have appeared in several journals including Midwestern Gothic, BOAAT, and Redivider. He teaches English at Spokane Falls Community College.    

Let’s face it. Over the past few years, the Chicano Education Program (CEP) at Eastern Washington University has experienced challenging transitions. Not only was the University facing lean times, but the director also resigned, an interim was named, and the federal funding for the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) was not renewed. They say when…

June 15th, 2012 the College of Social Sciences celebrated liberal arts education in the Social Sciences and Human Services and how it enriches our minds and our lives. We paused to honor those who have fully engaged their education with openness, zeal and a thirst for knowledge. We honored those who have achieved academic honors,…