At a press conference in Spokane this morning (which was attended by President Mark Emmert and other UW officials), Governor Christine Gregoire unveiled some significant portions of her higher education budget recommendations for the 2007-09 biennium.  The full budget proposal will be released on Tuesday December 19. Speaking at the Washington State University – Spokane campus… Read More

Washington State University (WSU) announced this morning the selection of Elson S. Floyd as the tenth president of WSU.  Floyd, who is currently president of the University of Missouri will succeed V. Lane Rawlins, who announced earlier this year that he would step down at president at the end of the current academic year. Floyd has… Read More

With the recent reorganization of the Senate and House of Representatives, a number of changes have been made that will affect staffing for higher education. The creation of a separate Higher Education committee in the Senate, chaired by Sen. Paull Shin (D-Edmonds), has resulted in some committee staff assignment changes.  Susan Mielke, who had served as coordinator for the… Read More

Governor Gregoire plans to formally release her 2007-09 biennial budget proposal on Tuesday December 19.  During the next week, she will spend each day highlighting some of the most important aspects of her spending proposal. Yesterday, she unveiled a $197 million math and science initiative at Garfield High School in Seattle.  Improving math and science education was a key strategy in… Read More