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College News
- Fairhaven College Celebrates a Milestone: Roger Gilman's article on graduating our 40th class of students in June 2010, Bellingham Herald (4/16/2010) more >
- Jerry Flora provides link to legacy of Huxley, Fairhaven colleges - by Dean Kahn, Bellingham Herald (4/26/2010) more >
Fairhaven Faculty in the News
- Art Not War (About John Feodorov's "Art During Wartime" course)
- Daniel Larner's lead article in the fall 2009 issue of The Eugene O'Neill Review, "O'Neill's Endings: The Tragicomedy of Distant Echoes," published. more >
- Raquel Montoya-Lewis selected for the “Community Building” award of the Whatcom Family and Community Network.
- Midori Takagi appointed the Associate Editor of the Ethnic Studies Review.
- Raquel Montoya-Lewis appointed to serve on the Washington State Bar Association's Law Clerk board for the northwest region of Washington. The Rule 6 Law Clerk program allows an alternative to law school -- studying under an attorney and become licensed to practice. Learn more
- "Featured Artist: Chris Vita" (Western Front, 09/25/09)
- Chris Vita's band "Crossfox" featured in Feb. 2009 issue of What's Up Magazine.
- John Feodorov and Tanis S'eiltin part of "Trespassing," an art exhibition at the Whatcom Museum. S'eiltin is the co-curator.
- Turning Points Lecture, 'One Foot in Nature, One Foot in a Crazy World' (John Bower)
- Mary Cornish's collection of poetry, "Red Studio" is a finalist in the Washington State Book Awards.
- "Hit" a video/installation by Tanis S'eiltin
- Tuxill named to national ethnobiology board (John Tuxill)
- Daniel Larner Receives Liberty Bell Award (2008)
- Turning Points Lecture, "There are no Katos Here, Everyone is the Hornet: The Asian Hero in American Action Films" (Midori Takagi)
- "Canoe journey embraces traditions, history," (Dan First Scout Rowe)
- Diversity in the Legal Profession (Julie Helling)
- Immigration in America Today (Larry Estrada)
- "Wall of Sound," What's Up Magazine (Chris Vita)
Fairhaven Students in the News
- "The world according to Chris Koser," (Western Front, 09/29/09)
- Fairhaven student Sarah Ismael selected by Governor Christine Gregoire to serve as the student trustee on the WWU Board of Trustees for the 2009-2010 academic year.
- "Fairhaven student to teach English in India" about Alice Bremner and her Fulbright Scholarship (Western Front, 5/12/09)
- "Fairhaven production is hardly child's play" about Mario Orallo-Molinaro's production of Mr. Marmalade (Western Front, 5/12/09)
- New course addresses the issue of blind stereotypes in today's society (Western Front, 4/3/09)
- Iraq war vet Rick Lawson hosts exhibit of painted uniforms (Bellingham Herald, 11/24/08)
- WWU student Tyson Minck biking through South and Central America (Bellingham Herald, 7/13/08)
Alumni News
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Fixing College Education
Fairhaven featured in Charles Muscatine's book, "Fixing College Education: A New Curriculum for the Twenty-first Century."
Read Dean Roger Gilman's summary of the article >
Student Trustee
Western senior Sarah Ishmael was appointed the new student trustee to Western’s Board of Trustees by Gov. Chris Gregoire in September 2009 and will serve on the board until June 30, 2010.
Ishmael is a senior at Western’s Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies, her concentration focusing on leadership, political studies and higher education policy. She is also a part of the Law, Diversity and Justice Program.
