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In Government We Don't Trust

Why is this decline in trust happening? Todd Donovan, a professor of political science at Western Washington University, has one notion that makes a lot of sense to us. He believes the constant barrage of information has contributed to the trend.

Two CIIA events set to take place Tuesday
Dietrich to present on Viking Village at HASTAC conference in Michigan
Camp TEAM connects Western students with community members with disabilities
Bellingham liberals made the difference for conservative Louws

Conservative Jack Louws beat Doug Ericksen for Whatcom County executive not because rural, right-leaning voters chose him but because liberal Bellingham ones did.
In the battle between the two conservative candidates, Bellingham voters strongly supported Louws, former mayor of Lynden, over…

'The Next Evolution': Online university offers pathways to success

After Hanna Burleson of Longview tucks her three little boys into bed, she goes to class at Western Governors University Washington, the online-only university where she's pursuing a master's degree in education.
She logs in, clicks on a course and checks the assigned reading.…

Dwindling attention spans becoming a trend

The student in front of you is surfing Facebook on his or her laptop. The girl a few rows across from you just received a text. A guy nearby just put his headphones in, drowning out the professor's rhetoric. Sound familiar?
The abundance of smartphones on college campuses has called…

Vernon Johnson heads to Africa to launch new journal
Neem has two essays published
NEH Awards Grant to Bring Teachers to Western for Summer Seminar
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