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As we approach the end of May and warmer weather ahead, the campus has calmed down, with classes over and our faculty colleagues on nine-month contracts away doing research. One of the most challenging parts of the end of the academic year is saying goodbye to our student employees. I’ll miss speaking with Janai Johnson […]

As I write this, we are preparing for finals week and the end of the semester and academic year. The Holland Library old lobby received some attention this week. My amazing colleagues Ann Saberi and Jeff Smart from the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art helped us frame and hang a series of historical photographs there. […]

David Knowles graduated with three degrees from WSU: political science in 1969, economics in 1972, and a doctorate in economics in 1977. The year before receiving his doctorate, Knowles worked for the U.S. Justice Department’s anti-trust division in Chicago, culminating in a case of a covert meeting in the middle of Iowa cornfields between two […]

On a cool fall weekend last November, I planted crocus and tulip bulbs in the neglected beds outside my office windows. After a long winter, I was delighted to see them sprouting last week. As we approach a challenging period with our WSU budgets, I am encouraged that we are prepared to endure our present […]

This month the WSU Libraries has partnered with the WSU Offices of Research and the Provost to support WSU faculty in publishing their research open access (OA). This means that readers around the world can access faculty research without being blocked by paywalls or needing an association with college and university libraries that pay for […]

Though the upper story of an aging, red-brick building in Colton, Washington, may seem an unlikely location for a fine art photography studio, Kean Wilcox has produced his own images and bought, sold, and traded rare photographs there since 2016. Even more remarkable is the collection of historic photographs that was, until recently, housed inside. […]

As we start a new year and the spring semester, we are looking forward to new initiatives around open access, collections, and partnerships. We will also take time to reflect on our past. 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of Holland Library’s opening. For my Browse columns this year, I will include stories about President Ernest […]

Eric Roalson, professor in the WSU School of Biological Sciences and director of the WSU Marion Ownbey Herbarium, researches plant systematics and runs the Roalson Lab, which studies the patterns and processes of diversification primarily in plant lineages, with emphasis on Cyperaceae, Cleomaceae, and Gesneriaceae. Since becoming Ownbey Herbarium director in 2020, Roalson has overseen […]

This is a special extravaganza issue combining stories from November and December. Our lead story, written for Native American Heritage Month, discusses the important work of archivists to update collection finding aids to provide appropriate context as our understanding of history evolves. This is especially important for our collections related to Indian boarding schools, which […]

WSU Assistant Professor of Flute Sophia Tegart has led a varied and award-winning career as a flutist, musicologist, and clinician. A popular performer, she has been soloist with the Spokane Symphony, the Washington-Idaho Symphony, Chehalem Symphony Orchestra, and the Kansas City Civic Orchestra. As a Yamaha Performing Artist, Tegart has performed throughout the United States, […]