Tag: Faculty

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…

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…

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…

Jeff Stafford shares his experiences with hybrid learning and the specific technologies he has used in the classroom. He also discusses the importance of matching tools to objectives and the intentional use of technology in the classroom.

The Eastern Washington University campus community turned out in large numbers to listen to visiting Tibetan speaker Geshe Thupten Phelgye talk about diversity and interfaith cooperation, social and community service and Middle Eastern issues last week. A member of the Dalai Lama’s Tibetan Parliament in exile, Geshe Phelgye related his life experiences as a Buddhist…