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News from the President 6/5/25

This afternoon, following the Board of Regents meeting, President Cantwell sent out an email message to the WSU Community that contained information WSU Vancouver faculty need to be aware of. First, she announced a budget cut of $17M in this coming fiscal year.  She has asked that departments across the System to “accommodate cuts 0-10%.” […]

WA Governor Signs State Budget

Some good news on the political front: Steve Bollens, WSU Faculty Representative to the WA State Legislature, reports today that Governor Bob Ferguson signed the 2025-27 state budget. As the article in The Seattle Times reports, Ferguson signed in $9B in new taxes that will fund the budget over the next four years. “The $78 […]