ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Coming soon to the Central Washington University campus is a freshly remodeled and renovated Nicholson Pavilion. This process has been a long time coming. According to the
ELLENSBURG, Wash. Public and private universities from throughout Washington state are combatting the pandemic by requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for students in the upcoming Fall 2021 semester. The latest school to join this growing list is Central Washington University.
According to a release issued by Central Washington University (CWU), proof of vaccination will be required for in-person courses beginning later this year. For CWU President James L. Gaudino, requiring vaccines is the only way to safely resume in-person learning during the pandemic.
“We’re taking this step because of the increasingly easy access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations,” Gaudino said. “The only way we can protect the health and safety of our university students, faculty, and staff is by mandating that everyone is vaccinated, which will help control the further spread of the virus.”
Dr. Kendi argues that we should stop thinking of “racist” as a pejorative, and start thinking of it as a simple description, so that we can join him in the difficult work of becoming antiracists.
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CEDAR FALLS, Ia. Officials have announced that University of Northern Iowa Provost Jim Wohlpart is resigning to become the next president of a public university in Washington state.
Wohlpart announced the move Thursday after being hired to lead Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. His new position is effective in June, when he will replace outgoing CWU President James L. Gaudino.
Wohlpart has served as UNI provost and executive vice president for academic affairs for the past six years. He also served as the Cedar Falls school’s interim president from July 2016 to January 2017.
Central Washington has an enrollment of near 16,000, compared with about 10,000 at UNI.