College of Humanities and Social Sciences

The controversial proposal for a major coal-export port to be built at Cherry Point near Bellingham hit two big setbacks this week: environmentalists broke off talks with the developer, SSA Marine, which was also caught building a road through forested wetlands without proper permits.
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Americans face a unique challenge today in defining their identities. Globalizing markets have connected us with faraway peoples and places, allowing us to buy cheap goods manufactured in nations with limited labor and environmental protections. Globalization has also spurred heavy migration and…

Vicki Hamblin, a Western Washington University professor and department chair, has been named the executive director of the Center for International Studies.

Hamblin, who teaches French and chairs the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, will start her new role January 1.

The Dieringer School District is by no means a large district today, but back when recently retired Principal Pat Keaton got his start, it was even smaller.

"Staff at that time was only nine teachers so we taught multiple subjects," he said of his first…

Pat Lombard planned to retire at age 55.
A nurse at St. Joseph Medical Center, she arranged for private health insurance, which she figured would cost about $300 a month until she was eligible for Medicare. But before she told her employer of her pending retirement, she was notified that…

With a number of changes on the horizon and the Meridian School District expected to start construction on a new high school in September, every aspect of the school is likely to see some level of adjustment over the next couple of years.
That certainly includes the Trojans' athletic…