Letter to Campus

Next steps in reducing our budget

Dear Faculty and Staff: As we continue to work together as a community to address all of the challenges presented by COVID‑19 and simultaneously fulfill our mission to the people of the state, I want to update you about the process we have kicked off to address one of our most critical issues—the University’s budget […]

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Plans for fall continue to take shape

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students: As we continue working together across the WSU system on the details of a plan to resume in‑person operations at all of our locations for the fall semester, I want to update you about some of the key decisions we have made as well as some of the issues we continue […]

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Recent tragedies a call for self examination

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students: Racism looms over our nation’s soul. Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery. George Floyd. Three on a seemingly endless list of African American fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, loved ones, and family members, all of whom were killed because they were black. Each a recent and stark reminder and memorial of the ugliness […]

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Budget planning in a COVID-19 world

Dear Faculty and Staff, As the University continues to navigate an environment filled with unknowns due to the impact of COVID‑19, it is critical that we develop a thoughtful approach to making decisions that will affect the community’s shared future. One of the most critical areas of our decision-making, not surprisingly, will revolve around university […]

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A framework for resuming in-person activities

Dear Faculty and Staff: Spring is one of my favorite times of the year in Washington. Flowers are blooming, the weather is starting to warm up, and the sun shines almost every day here in Pullman. It is a welcome counterpoint to the challenges we have faced together as a community the last two months while […]

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Elizabeth Chilton WSU’s new provost

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students: It is my pleasure to announce that Elizabeth Chilton will be WSU’s new provost and executive vice president, effective August 1. She joins us from Binghamton University, part of the State University of New York system, where she has served as dean of the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences since 2017. As […]

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