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First Among Eagles

In June, Shari McMahan took the helm as Eastern’s 27th president.   After a nationwide search involving more than 60

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Red Dynasty

Faculty and staff runners from Eastern’s team ‘Red ’ continue to dominate Bloomsday’s Corporate Cup.   On May 1, after

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Art and Science

A glass-tiled “mosaic mural” adds a colorful focal point to Eastern’s Interdisciplinary Science Center.   Even as students and faculty

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A Hall for Science

A Hall for Science

The Soviet Union’s successful launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite in 1957 didn’t just shock and embarrass the American political

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A Higher Stage

Eric Barriere on EWU's red turf

Despite the odds, Eastern’s greatest-ever quarterback is ready to quiet the next-level doubters. By Dave Cook Turning heads is what

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Restoration, Sound and Sustainable

June 13, 2022 by Will Hall

Melodie Wynne stands in front of indigenous plants at EWU.

EWU alumna Melodi Wynne, ’07, a citizen of the Spokane Tribe who has become a leader in the movement to restore “food sovereignty” to the Native peoples of the Upper Columbia Plateau.

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Alumni Awards 22

by vbaxter1

Alumni Awards 22

The 2022 EWU Alumni Awards Gala was held on Friday, April 15, at the Pend Oreille Pavilion inside Northern Quest Resort & Casino.

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People-Friendly Places

People-Friendly Places

Essays edited by Eastern alumna Summer Hess explore one of Spokane’s most interesting urban spaces. Just southwest of the University

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Man for All Seasons

Man for All Seasons

Bob Quinn, a geography professor with a passion for the weather, died on Oct. 10. In 1967, Robert “Bob” Quinn,

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Building Relationships

Building Relationships

Erin Ross, EWU alumna and member of the Cowlitz Tribe, will guide Eastern’s Tribal Relations Office.   In July, Eastern

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