College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Title		Authored on
Sheila Webb honored by Association for Education In Journalism and Mass Communication		2011-06-10
WWU professor writes story of forced expulsion of Chinese	Christopher Wise, an English professor at Western Washington University, has been one of the organizers for the Bellingham community's recognition and numerous events about the forced removal of the Chinese from the Puget Sound region around 1885. "Emerald Bay," a ballet…	2011-06-09
NW Journalists of Color awards scholarships as newsrooms lag in ethnic diversity	While our nation may be moving quickly to become a true rainbow of racial diversity, America’s newsrooms aren’t keeping pace. "Minorities make up 35 percent of the nation's population," said Sanjay Bhatt, a Seattle Times business reporter speaking at Tuesday's (June 7…	2011-06-09
Whatcom Watch Wins Press Award	Jennifer Karchmer, current editor of Whatcom Watch, received three Communicator of Excellence awards recognizing her reporting from Vancouver, B.C. of the 2010 Winter Olympics. She won First Place for Social Issues & Minority Affairs (Non-Daily Publication) with her story “Not All Fun and…	2011-06-08
Jessica Kelly Proves There's No Shortage of Volunteer Opportunities in Renton	How many of us spent time as a child fishing with a parent or grandparent? Probably most of us did. There are an estimated 40 million anglers in this country, and yet, it’s a sport reserved largely for the able-bodied.	2011-06-06
His job gone, 'Rem' is honored as top athletic director	One of the wisest things the Community School ever did was hiring John Remington as a history teacher 24 years ago. His enthusiasm for world geography is legendary at the school. And his knowledge of sports made him the best candidate for the position of athletic…	2011-06-03
June 3 presentation to focus on innovative teaching methods in 'teaching for tolerance'		2011-06-02
Today's SIFF highlights: May 31, 2011	Shot in Washington over just seven days, "Do You See Colors When You Close Your Eyes?" is "shot like a poem is written" and uses nonlinear memories to tell the story of a family tragedy. Starring Sage Price in the dual role of twin brothers, it…	2011-05-31
Bellingham mayor apologizes to Chinese community	Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike issued a formal apology Thursday to the Chinese community for the Chinese expulsion 125 years ago. Pike says the apology helps people understand that things that were done by people and the government were wrong.	2011-05-27
Bellingham-based ballet revisits history	When Mayor Dan Pike issues a formal apology to the Chinese community this week at a unique gathering at the Whatcom Museum, it’ll be part of an ongoing effort to make sure an ugly part of Bellingham’s history—specifically, the brutal 1885 expulsion of Chinese citizens from the area—never repeats…	2011-05-26

Sheila Webb honored by Association for Education In Journalism and Mass Communication

2011-06-10

WWU professor writes story of forced expulsion of Chinese

Christopher Wise, an English professor at Western Washington University, has been one of the organizers for the Bellingham community's recognition and numerous events about the forced removal of the Chinese from the Puget Sound region around 1885.

"Emerald Bay," a ballet…

2011-06-09

NW Journalists of Color awards scholarships as newsrooms lag in ethnic diversity

While our nation may be moving quickly to become a true rainbow of racial diversity, America’s newsrooms aren’t keeping pace.

"Minorities make up 35 percent of the nation's population," said Sanjay Bhatt, a Seattle Times business reporter speaking at Tuesday's (June 7…

2011-06-09

Whatcom Watch Wins Press Award

Jennifer Karchmer, current editor of Whatcom Watch, received three Communicator of Excellence awards recognizing her reporting from Vancouver, B.C. of the 2010 Winter Olympics. She won First Place for Social Issues & Minority Affairs (Non-Daily Publication) with her story “Not All Fun and…

2011-06-08

Jessica Kelly Proves There's No Shortage of Volunteer Opportunities in Renton

How many of us spent time as a child fishing with a parent or grandparent? Probably most of us did. There are an estimated 40 million anglers in this country, and yet, it’s a sport reserved largely for the able-bodied.

2011-06-06

His job gone, 'Rem' is honored as top athletic director

One of the wisest things the Community School ever did was hiring John Remington as a history teacher 24 years ago.

His enthusiasm for world geography is legendary at the school. And his knowledge of sports made him the best candidate for the position of athletic…

2011-06-03

June 3 presentation to focus on innovative teaching methods in 'teaching for tolerance'

2011-06-02

Today's SIFF highlights: May 31, 2011

Shot in Washington over just seven days, "Do You See Colors When You Close Your Eyes?" is "shot like a poem is written" and uses nonlinear memories to tell the story of a family tragedy.

Starring Sage Price in the dual role of twin brothers, it…

2011-05-31

Bellingham mayor apologizes to Chinese community

Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike issued a formal apology Thursday to the Chinese community for the Chinese expulsion 125 years ago.

Pike says the apology helps people understand that things that were done by people and the government were wrong.

2011-05-27

Bellingham-based ballet revisits history

When Mayor Dan Pike issues a formal apology to the Chinese community this week at a unique gathering at the Whatcom Museum, it’ll be part of an ongoing effort to make sure an ugly part of Bellingham’s history—specifically, the brutal 1885 expulsion of Chinese citizens from the area—never repeats…

2011-05-26