October 2025

Honoring 50 for 50 Years of Humanities Washington 

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Humanities Washington is recognizing 50 individuals and organizations across the state with the Humanities Washington Award—a special expansion of their annual program that usually honors just two recipients each year. We’re proud to share that Professor Emeritus LeRoy Ashby of the WSU Department of History has been named as a recipient of the 2025 Humanities Washington Award. […]

Dr. Chastain Presenting at Urban History Association

Andra Chastain presented her paper, “Sensing Smog in Santiago: Public Discourses about Urban Air Pollution in Pinochet’s Chile,” at the Urban History Association’s biannual meeting, held in Los Angeles on October 9-12, 2025. She also received an award for honorable mention for Best Book in Urban History from the Urban History Association for Chile Underground: […]

WSUV History Club Field Trip

WSUV History Club Field Trip: The WSUV History Club hosted its first fieldtrip of the academic year on Saturday, October 4th. The Club’s field trip to the Portland Art Museum was funded by WSUV’s Office of Student Involvement and attracted nearly 20 majors from across the campus including History, Human Development, Digital Technology and Culture, […]

Dr. González Presentation

Cross Campus Collaboration Between Tri-Cities and Vancouver: Sabrina González presented research and a chapter from her book manuscript, Schools as Laboratories: Eugenics, Feminism, and Childhood in Argentina (1880-1930) at WSUV on Monday, September 29th. Sabrina was a guest speaker for Iván González-Soto’s HIST 361: Immigration, Migration, and Ethnic Identity course. While the class centers on US history, students were encouraged […]