Winter 2023
From the president
WSU President Kirk Schulz addresses the rapidly changing landscape of Cougar athletics and the conference. » More ...
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Winter 2022
Keys to success in roles no matter how brief
Former WSU Provost and Interim President Daniel Bernardo shares experiences and lessons learned. » More ...
Winter 2022
Simply getting back…
A return to the WSU campuses » More ...
Summer 2021
From the president
Washington State University President Kirk Schulz discusses new efforts to better serve Washington state through a OneWSU system. » More ...
Winter 2020
From the president
Kirk Schulz on WSU’s Covid-19 response, including tough budget decisions » More ...
Fall 2020
From the president
A letter from Washington State University President Kirk Schulz on the resiliency of Cougs in these tough times » More ...
Fall 2019
Land-grant future
Washington State University is looking at its core mission as a land-grant university, and how it'll adapt to the future. » More ...
Fall 2019
Leading the Crimson and Gray
A review of an anthology of biographies of WSU's first ten presidents, published by WSU Press. » More ...
Fall 2017
Fabric of the university
The ornate Washington State University mace, a convocation and commencement fixture, is perhaps the most widely recognizable of artist Tim Doebler’s creations.
But his artwork is interwoven throughout the University. Commemorative and recognition placards in building lobbies. A stone monument on Terrell Mall. Finely crafted tokens of appreciation awarded to University leaders and supporters.
“I see this as part of the fabric of the University,” says Doebler ’84 MFA, who is retiring in November after 38 years as an engineering technician with WSU’s fine arts department.
A Vietnam veteran and survivor of the bloody Easter offensive, Doebler returned to the States in 1972 and … » More …
Fall 2016
The 11th President
Kirk and Noel Schulz packed up their 25-foot, silver Airstream trailer in early June, and hit the road from Manhattan, Kansas. Kirk H. Schulz had just concluded seven successful years as president of Kansas State University. The journey to Washington State University—where he will take the reins as president, and Noel will join the engineering faculty—provided a time to reflect on careers of serving higher education, especially at land-grant universities like WSU.
They hung a Cougar flag on the Airstream when they camped at Rocky Mountain National Park and elsewhere along the way, getting ready to join the WSU community. However, this wasn’t the first … » More …