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Washington State Public Four-Year Colleges Go Test Optional, Permanently
May 21, 6:18 a.m. Public four-year colleges in Washington State have gone test optional, permanently. The decision to move to permanent test-optional policies reaffirm our sector’s commitment to reduce barriers for students. Further, as we enter a period of post-COVID-19 recovery, we continue our commitment to learn from this historic challenge and embrace long-term changes that best serve our students and state, said a joint statement from the provosts or vice president of academic affairs of the eight universities.
They are Central Washington, Eastern Washington, Washington State and Western Washington Universities, Evergreen State College and the Universities of Washington at Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma.
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IMAGE: M. Stanley Whittingham photographed in his lab at Binghamton University, State University of New York. view more
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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. M. Stanley Whittingham, a 2019 Nobel Laureate and distinguished professor at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society.
The Royal Society, founded in 1660, is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. It is a fellowship of many of the world s most eminent scientists and the United Kingdom s national academy of sciences.
This year, the organization elected over 60 outstanding scientists from all over the globe as Fellows and Foreign Members, including 52 Fellows, 10 Foreign Members and one Honorary Fellow who were all selected for their exceptional contributions to science. These new Fellows and Foreign Members join the ranks of Michael Faraday, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Doro
BU Campus Citizen Review Board distrbutes survey to students, staff
Survey aims to gauge student concerns on campus safety to formulate recommendations
The Binghamton University Campus Citizen Review Board (CCRB) recently sent out a survey to students and staff inquiring about community safety and policing.
The CCRB, an initiative started by BU President Harvey Stenger, focuses on generating suggestions for targeting structural racism at BU. This survey is modeled after a similar survey conducted by the Graduate Workers Against Institutionalized Racism (GWAIR). The CCRB’s survey is specific to the BU community in order to more accurately understand the concerns regarding safety and policing at BU with the aim of formulating recommendations to fix such concerns.