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Washington State University faculty skeptical of athletics budget recovery plan By Greg Mason, , The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. (TNS), Published: May 20, 2021, 8:29am Share: May 20—While Washington State University administrators believe a series of recently approved spending measures will help bring balance to a struggling athletics department budget, university faculty feel they may instead lead to a deeper hole. The Board of Regents moved earlier this month to bond for $35.6 million to bridge a $31.1 million athletics department shortfall in the current fiscal year,...

ACT/SAT Requirement  ACT and SAT tests are no longer required in the WSU admissions process. Regent Lura Powell said the Washington Student Achievement Council allowed public institutes to waive or make optional the two standardized tests in response to COVID-19.  WSU’s temporary decision to waive the ACT and SAT is now permanent. The WSU Office of the Provost proposed the change, Powell said.  The sentiment to move away from standardized tests has been building for a long time, particularly because of concerns for implicit cultural bias. The tests result in inequities among racial and e...

March 1, 2021 Faculty and staff winners of this year’s Showcase awards were announced today ahead of the weeklong celebration of academic excellence. Amit Bandyopadhyay, a faculty member of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, received this year’s Distinguished Faculty Award in recognition of his achievements in research, scholarship and teaching. Bandyopadhyay will be delivering this year’s Distinguished Faculty Address on March 22. The State of the University address, Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA), Three-Minute Thesis and the Celebr...