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Admitted Student Days

April 1 and April 8

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Applying to Western

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See which applications are open, find application deadlines for all quarters, and begin your application for admission and scholarships.

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In-Person and Virtual Tours

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There are lots of great ways to learn more about life and academics at Western. From guided in-person and virtual tours to academic webinars, you and your family are invited to connect and explore.

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Our Admissions counselors are here to help! They can answer your questions about applying and anything related to your college search.

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Happening Now at WWU

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Hidden Silence

How Does Education Shape A Nation?

In this roundtable, speakers Bev Sellars (Xat’sull First Nation), Hollie Mackey (Northern Cheyenne), and Anna Lees (Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa) will address the long-term impacts of residential and boarding schools for Native people in the U.S. and Canada.

Thursday, April 6, 2023
2:00 p.m. (PST)

Hidden Silence Details

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Meyerhoff Annual Lecture

Co-hosted with United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

This discussion will explore the role of educational systems and their underlying ideology in Nazi Germany and the United States as they each sought to create a specific national identity during the 1920s through the 1940s.

Friday, April 7, 2023
5:00 p.m. (PDT)

Meyerhoff Annual Lecture Details

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Research at Western

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Interested in Research at WWU?

Check out Gaia, Western's online journal of research, discovery, and scholarship.

Find out more about Undergraduate, Graduate, and Faculty research on campus and how to become involved.

Read Stories of Climate Change to learn how Western's faculty, staff, and students are working to make a difference in the most existential threat facing the global community today.