Kirk Schulz

2 months ago | magazine.wsu.edu | Kirk Schulz

No question, the COVID-19 pandemic was a challenge for higher education. The way we conduct research and the way we educate students changed almost overnight. I’d like to say it was a once-in-a-lifetime event, but that’s probably not the case. With that in mind, it can help to reflect on what worked and what could be improved. First, we were fortunate to have the Washington State University Global Campus, with its long experience delivering distance learning, help us transition to online education.

Jan 17, 2025 | news.wsu.edu | Sue McMurray |Carson College |Kirk Schulz |Addy Hatch

Christina Chi, professor of hospitality business management at Washington State University, received the Michael D. Olsen Research Achievement Award. The annual award honors the late Professor Michael Olsen of Virginia Tech and the Wise Executive-in-Residence at the University of Delaware for his contributions to hospitality research and for his mentoring of graduate students.

Jan 17, 2025 | news.wsu.edu | Addy Hatch |Kirk Schulz |Tina Hilding |Voiland College

Jason Miller thought his future held a teaching job at a small liberal arts college after he earned his doctorate in English literature from Washington State University. Instead, he’s become an authority on the speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and even discovered a previously unknown address by the Civil Rights leader. “It absolutely surprises me the direction things have gone,” Miller said, “but streams find their way to the sea.”Like a stream’s channel, though, his path wasn’t direct.

Jan 9, 2025 | news.wsu.edu | Phyllis Shier |Will Ferguson |Josh Babcock |Kirk Schulz

Clara Krause (’24) became the third WSU Honors College student in four years to be recognized with a National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) Portz Scholars award for her honors thesis “Into the Matrix: Unveiling a Story of Black Resilience in the Tri-Cities.” NCHC institutions can submit one student work per year from which the top four are selected.

Jan 9, 2025 | news.wsu.edu | Will Ferguson |Josh Babcock |Kirk Schulz

Thousands of innocuous-looking stone circles dot the plains of Eastern Wyoming, remnants of tipi foundations used by nomadic peoples for over 13,000 years. Typically, these stone circles yield few significant artifacts, as the inhabitants of the region often carried their possessions with them when they moved on.