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Getting to know Shari McMahan, the woman chosen to be EWU’s new president, in her own words

Spokane Public Radio

Newly-appointed Eastern Washington University president Shari McMahan listens to a question during her candidate forum in Cheney.
Spokane Public Radio | By Doug Nadvornick
Published February 27, 2022 at 2:00 AM PST

Excerpts from one of McMahan’s public forums during her visit to Cheney on February 4

Shari McMahan is the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Cal State University-San Bernardino. She visited EWU’s Cheney and Spokane campuses during her visit on February 4.

Shari McMahan: (introducing herself to the Eastern community) “I’m a first-generation college student, like many of our students and, in fact, I serve a college campus with over 80% first-generation students, so I feel the concerns that they have and the support that they need to be successful.”