Every two years, Western Washington University’s art department comes together to put on a gallery celebrating the artwork made by faculty and staff. For the 2026 biennial, 20 artists were featured in the exhibit, with works ranging from paintings, photography and sculptures to videos and installations.
The portal awards over $5 million to students after each annual cycle. The scholarship portal is a centralized application process that allows students to fill out a single annual form that matches them to any scholarship they are eligible for.
On Saturday, April 18, Western Washington University’s music department will host the 2026 Western Washington Percussion Festival. The percussion festival was founded in 2011 and hosts over 200 high school percussion students from across Washington.
Western Washington University is putting in a new building on the south side of campus that will serve as a welcome center and student resource facility. Construction started at the beginning of spring quarter and is slated to take 18 months, with completion not expected until fall quarter of 2027.
Created by two Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies students, the Preservation Station brings together the Outback Farm and Western's Native American Student Union. The project will move to the House of Healing longhouse once it opens.
The skies are getting hazier each day in Memphis, Tennessee, as the world’s largest supercomputer, Elon Musk’s Colossus, drinks up water and spits out pollutants. Large data centers use lots of energy and can consume 5 million gallons of water per day to cool down their computers. More big data centers are being built to keep up with the growth of artificial intelligence, which increases the risk of data centers tapping into freshwater supplies.
The issue of academic freedom has become a crucial topic, especially at campuses like Western Washington University. Academic freedom is the standard that allows professors and faculty in institutions of higher education to study, teach and publish in their fields without fear of restriction and interference. Falling under the rights of freedom of speech and freedom of expression, professors experience protection from institutional censorship in areas that pertain to their subjects of research.
Being a student trustee is a unique role, one that for many is a great mystery. With the role being open for application ahead of the 2026-2027 school year, many students may wonder what exactly the position of student trustee entails.
As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) presence in Bellingham continues to grow, students have been left wondering what might happen if ICE were to arrive on Western Washington University’s campus. To answer any questions students or staff might have regarding ICE, the Office of Equity sent out an open invitation for a special informational session to review university policy for immigration enforcement on campus.
Western Washington University’s Wellness Advocate Program, a group focusing on improving the well-being of Western students, created a podcast for students called “Campus Conversations.”
The Associated Students Bookstore at Western Washington University, located in the Viking Union, transitioned to a fully cashless system on March 2, 2026.
Ten artists, countless ideas. Wire, paint, copper, cotton, medicine bottles, videos, photographs, yarn, ink – an amalgamation of mediums used by Western Washington University students to express themselves in the new “I Remember Being An Egg” art exhibit. The B-gallery exhibition opened to the public on March 2, 2026.
Within a week, Western students received three emails alerting them to reports of indecent exposure in Ridgeway residence halls and in Wilson Library, quickly sparking conversations between students. Katie Butler, a Western student, first learned about the situation through the campus advisory notices.
As immigration enforcement activity increases across Washington state, staff at Western Washington University are working to clarify what students should know and what the university is doing if federal agents come to campus.
Western Washington University has released an updated Sustainability Action Plan (SAP), outlining strategies for 2025 to 2030 aimed at cutting emissions, strengthening accountability and increasing climate leadership.
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