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Philanthropy plays a crucial role in supporting educational institutions like Washington State University, fostering a culture of giving back and investing in the future of students. WSU alumna Sarah English turns her love and memories of WSU and Pullman into giving back to her school. English attended WSU from 1991-1996, graduating with an undergraduate degree […]

Growing up in the small town of Carnation, Washington, I knew I wanted the same hometown feeling while at college. When the time came to choose a university, Washington State University stood out to me as more than just an institution of higher learning. It represented opportunity, a college town, and a chance to pursue […]

Paging through 100-year-old articles of photogenic baby contests and agricultural weather reports, Rebekah Rahman felt she was serving something bigger than herself.  “There’s a lot of pride I feel when I finish an article because someone will use this. Someone will need this,” she said.  Since 2022, third-year Rahman has digitized newspaper clippings for the […]

My first trip to WSU was an arduous five minutes from my house. Despite the lengthy drive, I knew WSU was the place for me.   I have lived in Pullman since my junior year of high school. Growing up as a military brat and moving every two years, I liked the sense of staying in […]

Women authors are pivotal to literary collections, enriching them with diverse perspectives and narratives that resonate across time.  The WSU Terrell and Holland Libraries house a varied array of women-authored works that span literary reviews, research articles, and fiction books. The collection offers a glimpse into impactful women writers on literature and society.  WSU biology […]

“The special thing about working on an archive collection is that everybody who works there is a part of the history. You get to be the person that repairs the object so that someone can see it in 100 years.” Second-generation WSU alumna Mariah Boyle arrived at WSU in 2010 to pursue a master of […]

Similar to the “Humans of New York” photoblog series, where New Yorkers are interviewed and photographed, WSU students are interviewed about themselves and their experiences at WSU. In this edition, Browse intern Elyse Donley spoke with students about their spring break plans and their time at WSU Libraries.  From Petaluma, California, Ellie Iribarne is a […]

The grand opening of Dissmore’s. A family’s new washer and dryer. Weddings. Graduations.  Ralph Raymond Hutchison captured about 50 years of these milestones in black and white, but thousands of his photographs remained hidden. Some became brittle over time.  Until now.  WSU Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections initiated a project to digitize the entire […]

Jen Corrinne Brown was known as WSU Libraries’ “fishing girl.” She spent hours in Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections working on her dissertation in 2012, debunking fly-fishing myths about the Rocky Mountains.  “I’m just a storyteller at heart,” Brown said. “I want to tell stories that people think are interesting or might not know about.” […]

By Jay Lee For Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 15, WSU held many events to commemorate and reflect on the principles of King’s life and work, such as the Coug Caring Card Program, MLK Day of Service, MLK Film Series: “Selma” and For Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 15, WSU held many events […]