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John Cogley left an indelible mark on students’ lives and careers.

At EWU, change and optimism are two powerful forces that move us forward.

A newly envisioned awards event shines a spotlight on accomplished alumni and EWU benefactors.

Eastern’s men’s basketball wins a regular-season Big Sky championship.

Christine Johnson is the newest member of Eastern’s Board of Trustees

Once again, Giving Joy Day delivers for students.

A mentoring program connects Eagle undergrads with high school students. 

After more than 70 years of service to Cheney and the university community, Emmanuel Lutheran Church announced this spring that it is closing its doors. This unhappy outcome was the result of a shrinking congregation, financial pressures and the loss, earlier this year, of Emmanuel Lutheran’s half-time pastor. Nevertheless, church officials say, the congregation is…

Few places in the nation can match the cultural and historical significance of the small patch of verdant land lying slightly upstream from the confluence of Latah (Hangman’s) Creek and the Spokane River. Paul Lindholdt, author and English professor at EWU, has long worked to ensure that his students — and others in the wider…

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón was among the luminaries that appeared before packed venues at the 25th anniversary of EWU’s Get Lit! Festival, Washington state’s longest running literary gathering and the university’s premier literary event. Limón, one of the nation’s most acclaimed poets — and the first writer of Mexican descent to be honored as…