WWU Stories

Features, research highlights and stories about our people

Nobody tells you you can be an artist

Rock n' roll singer on stage with a microphone

WWU Alum Grace Yockey and her grandmother featured in USA Today and the TODAY Show

Grace Yockey and grandmother Valerie hugging during her WWU Commencement ceremony

WWU earns spot among Money’s Best Colleges for 2026

Red Square on a sunny day

Chemistry Professor Greg O’Neil’s research team publishes a paper on bottle adapter invention

Three blue WWU bottle adapters on a table with a red folder

Bellingham named among America’s most beautiful college towns

an aerial view of campus in golden sunlight

Dancer Atlas Hovdesven loads the stagecraft powerup at summer intensive

Atlas Hovdesven sits in a theatre control booth monitoring screens

WWU students move forward by looking at the past

A student stands in front of a field at Gettysburg

At Western, Debate isn't just argument, it's an immersion

A group of WWU students gather around behind an older man in a blue shirt.

Article chronicling the collaborative efforts behind the Washington State Zoning Atlas wins top award

A screengrab of the Washington State Zoning Atlas, an interactive map-based tool that simplifies zoning classifications

12 questions that matter for college success: WWU English professor’s new book focuses on the early days on campus

on a sunny early fall day, students gather in Red Square around an inflatable arch that reads Welcome to WWU

Dan Erickson’s ‘Severance’ goes into production for third season July 27

Two characters from Severance appear fearful as they're surrounded by a marching band

WWU Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences faculty develop early supports for Spanish-speaking youngsters with language delays

bilingual logo Growing communication together Comilia