Winter 2023
Washington State Rising: Black Power on Campus in the Pacific Northwest
Review of Washington State Rising: Black Power on Campus in the Pacific Northwest, a book by Marc Arsell Robinson » More ...
Universities
Winter 2003
Philip Phibbs's legacy
“No decisions are easy, particularly when you are a university president and you are changing an institution.”—Philip Phibbs
More than a decade removed from the presidency of the University of Puget Sound, Philip M. Phibbs remembers the job as tough and demanding. But he loved it.
Many decisions he made, he acknowledges now, were difficult. They affected academic programs and peoples’ lives. Through it all, he’s confident the UPS is better today for his efforts.
Phibbs shared thoughts about his presidency during a late April visit to Washington State University. He and Gwen, his wife of 49 years, returned to Pullman to celebrate the 50th … » More …
Winter 2001
Hastad heads University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
In March Douglas N. Hastad was appointed ninth chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, a school of more than 9,000 students. The Moorhead, Minnesota, native earned a master’s degree in health and physical education at Washington State University in 1971. He holds an Ed.D. from Arizona State University.
Hastad joined UW-La Crosse in 1989 as dean of the College of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation and as professor of exercise and sport science. In 1998 he was named interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. He previously was associate professor and chairman of the Department of Physical Education at Texas Christian University (1984-89).
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